Luis Ayala (tennis)

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Luis Ayala

Luis Ayala (1956).jpg
Full name
Luis Alberto Ayala
Country (sports)
 Chile
Residence
United States
Born
(1932-09-18) 18 September 1932 (age 85)
Santiago, Chile
Height
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro
1962 (amateur tour from 1950)
Retired
1970
Plays
Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record
626-353 (63.9%) [1]
Career titles
43 [2]
Highest ranking
No. 5 (1958, Lance Tingay)[3]
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open
F (1958, 1960)
Wimbledon
QF (1959, 1960, 1961)
US Open
QF (1957, 1959)

Professional majors
US Pro
QF (1965, 1966, 1967)
Wembley Pro
1R (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965)
French Pro
QF (1961, 1965)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open
1R (1969)
Wimbledon
1R (1968, 1969)
US Open
2R (1968, 1969, 1970)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open
W (1956)
Wimbledon
SF (1957)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ayala and the second or maternal family name is Salinas.

Luis Alberto Ayala Salinas (born 18 September 1932) is a Chilean former tennis player who competed in the 1950s and 1960s.[4] He was twice a singles runner-up at the French Championships. In 1958 he was seeded fifth and reached the final after a victory against first-seeded and world No. 1 Ashley Cooper in the semifinal. In the final, however, he was defeated in straight sets by Mervyn Rose while in 1960 he lost the final in fives sets to Nicola Pietrangeli.[5] Together with Thelma Coyne Long he won the mixed doubles title at the 1956 French Championships. He won the prestigious singles title at the Italian Open in 1959, defeating Neale Fraser in the final in four sets. The following year,1960, he again reached the final but lost in five sets to Barry MacKay.




Luis Ayala in 1964


Between 1952 and 1960 Ayala played in 18 ties for the Chilean Davis Cup team and compiled a record of 37 wins and 14 losses. During this period the best performance was reaching the semifinal of the Europe zone in 1955 which they lost to Sweden, despite Ayala winning both his singles matches against Lennart Bergelin and Sven Davidson.[6]


In 1961 he turned professional and joined Jack Kramer's tour.[7] When he retired, he became a tennis professional at River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas. Currently, he is the Director of Tennis at the Forest Club in Houston, Texas.


Ayala was ranked World No. 5 for 1958 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph (and No. 6 for 1959, No. 7 for 1960 and 1961).[3]




Contents





  • 1 Grand slams finals

    • 1.1 Singles (2 runners-up)


    • 1.2 Mixed doubles: (1 title, 2 runner-up)



  • 2 References


  • 3 External links




Grand slams finals



Singles (2 runners-up)




















Outcome
Year
Championship
Surface
Opponent
Score
Runner-up1958Roland GarrosClay
Australia Mervyn Rose
3–6, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up1960Roland GarrosClay
Italy Nicola Pietrangeli
6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6


Mixed doubles: (1 title, 2 runner-up)























Outcome
Year
Championship
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Runner-up1955French ChampionshipsClay
Australia Jenny Staley Hoad

United States Darlene Hard
South Africa Gordon Forbes
7–5, 1–6, 2–6
Winner1956French ChampionshipsClay
Australia Thelma Coyne Long

United States Doris Hart
Australia Bob Howe
4–6, 6–4, 6–1


References




  1. ^ Garcia, Gabriel. "Luis Ayala: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 November 2017. 


  2. ^ "Luis Alberto Ayala Tournament wins". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 3 October 2017. 


  3. ^ ab United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 427.


  4. ^ "Mackay, Ayala Tennis Winners". The Telegraph. Associated Press. 15 July 1965. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 


  5. ^ "Luis Ayala: El chileno que descolló en Roland Garros" (in Spanish). Guioteca. 31 May 2012. 


  6. ^ "Davis Cup players – Luis Ayala". International Tennis Federation (ITF). 


  7. ^ "Ayala Looking To Future". The Miami News. AP. 24 September 1961. p. 4C. 




External links



  • Luis Ayala at the Association of Tennis Professionals


  • Luis Ayala at the International Tennis Federation


  • Luis Ayala at the Davis Cup

  • Forest Club bio




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