Richard LaClede Stockton (born February 18, 1951) is an American former professional tennis player. In addition to his playing career, he was the head coach of the men's tennis team at the University of Virginia from 1998–2001.virginiasports.cstv.com Stockton also served as the Head Men's Tennis Coach at Piedmont College in Demorest, Georgia from 2018–2021.

Stockton's highest world ranking was world No. 8. He reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 1974, the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open in 1976 and 1977 and the semifinals in the 1978 French Open. Stockton played on the U.S. Davis Cup Team five times (1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979), including the U.S. Davis Cup Championship Team in 1979.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles (2 titles, 1 runner-up) ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScore Win 1975 US Open Clay Rosie Casals Fred Stolle Billie Jean King 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 Loss 1976 Wimbledon Grass Rosie Casals Françoise Dürr Tony Roche 3–6, 6–2, 5–7 Win 1984 French Open Clay Anne Smith Anne Minter Laurie Warder 6–2, 6–4

Career finals

Singles: 18 (8 titles / 10 runners-up)

ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Aug 1971 Merion, U.S. Hard Clark Graebner 2–6, 4–6, 7–6, 5–7Loss 0–2 Jan 1973 Miami WCT, U.S. Hard Rod Laver 6–7, 3–6, 5–7Win 1–2 Mar 1974 Atlanta WCT, U.S. Clay Jiří Hřebec 6–2, 6–1Loss 1–3 Apr 1974 Charlotte, U.S. Clay Jeff Borowiak 4–6, 7–5, 6–7(5–7)Win 2–3 Oct 1974 Melbourne, Australia Grass Geoff Masters 6–2, 6–3, 6–2Loss 2–4 Feb 1975 Fort Worth WCT, U.S. Hard John Alexander 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 3–6Win 3–4 Mar 1975 San Antonio WCT, U.S. Hard Stan Smith 7–5, 2–6, 7–6(8–6)Loss 3–5 Mar 1975 Washington Indoor WCT, U.S. Carpet Mark Cox 2–6, 6–7(5–7)Win 4–5 Apr 1976 Lagos WCT, Nigeria Clay Arthur Ashe 6–3, 6–2Loss 4–6 Jan 1977 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Grass Tony Roche 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6Win 5–6 Jan 1977 Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Carpet Jimmy Connors 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2Win 6–6 Feb 1977 Toronto Indoor WCT, Canada Carpet Jimmy Connors 5–6, RET.Win 7–6 Mar 1977 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Ilie Năstase 2–6, 6–3, 6–3Loss 7–7 May 1977 Dallas WCT, U.S. – WCT Finals Carpet Jimmy Connors 7–6, 1–6, 4–6, 3–6Loss 7–8 Jan 1978 Birmingham WCT, U.S. Carpet Björn Borg 6–7(4–7), 5–7Win 8–8 Feb 1978 Little Rock, U.S. Carpet Hank Pfister 6–4, 3–5, RET.Loss 8–9 Oct 1978 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet John McEnroe 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 2–6Loss 8–10 Aug 1981 South Orange, U.S. Clay Shlomo Glickstein 3–6, 7–5, 4–6

Doubles: 31 (16 titles / 15 runners-up)

ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Aug 1971 Merion, U.S. Hard Chuck McKinley Clark Graebner Jim Osborne 6–7, 3–6Loss 0–2 Jul 1972 Columbus, U.S. Hard Chuck McKinley Jimmy Connors Pancho Gonzales 3–6, 5–7Win 1–2 Feb 1973 Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried Roy Emerson Rod Laver 4–6, 6–3, 6–4Win 2–2 May 1973 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle 6–7, 6–4, 6–4Win 3–2 Oct 1973 Fort Worth, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried Owen Davidson John Newcombe 7–6, 6–4Loss 3–3 Mar 1974 Atlanta WCT, U.S. Clay Brian Gottfried Robert Lutz Stan Smith 3–6, 6–3, 6–7Loss 3–4 Apr 1974 Orlando WCT, U.S. Clay Brian Gottfried Owen Davidson John Newcombe 6–7, 3–6Win 4–4 Oct 1974 Maui, U.S. Hard Roscoe Tanner Owen Davidson John Newcombe 6–3, 7–6Loss 4–5 Jan 1975 Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Carpet Erik van Dillen Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)Win 5–5 Feb 1975 Toronto Indoor WCT, Canada Carpet Erik van Dillen Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj 6–4, 7–5, 6–1Win 6–5 Mar 1975 Memphis WCT, U.S. Carpet Erik van Dillen Mark Cox Cliff Drysdale 1–6, 7–5, 6–4Win 7–5 Oct 1976 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet Roscoe Tanner Brian Gottfried Bob Hewitt 6–3, 6–4Loss 7–6 Oct 1976 Maui, U.S. Hard Roscoe Tanner Raymond Moore Allan Stone 7–6, 3–6, 4–6Win 8–6 Oct 1976 Perth, Australia Hard Roscoe Tanner Bob Carmichael Ismail El Shafei 6–7, 6–1, 6–2Win 9–6 Jan 1977 Adelaide, Australia Grass Cliff Letcher Syd Ball Kim Warwick 6–3, 4–6, 6–4Loss 9–7 Mar 1977 St. Louis WCT, U.S. Carpet Vijay Amritraj Ilie Năstase Adriano Panatta 4–6, 6–3, 6–7Loss 9–8 Mar 1977 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Vijay Amritraj Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker 4–6, 4–6Win 10–8 May 1977Masters Doubles, New York Carpet Vijay Amritraj Vitas Gerulaitis Adriano Panatta 7–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–3Win 11–8 Oct 1977 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet Marty Riessen Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 6–4, 1–6, 6–4Loss 11–9 Jan 1978 Birmingham WCT, U.S. Carpet Frew McMillan Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer 6–3, 1–6, 6–7Win 12–9 Aug 1978 New Orleans, U.S. Carpet Erik van Dillen Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie 7–6, 6–3Win 13–9 Aug 1978 Cleveland, U.S. Hard Erik van Dillen Rick Fisher Bruce Manson 6–1, 6–4Win 14–9 Jan 1979 Birmingham, U.S. Carpet Stan Smith Ilie Năstase Tom Okker 6–2, 6–3Loss 14–10 Mar 1979 Memphis, U.S. Carpet Frew McMillan Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker 4–6, 4–6Win 15–10 Apr 1980 Tulsa, U.S. Hard (i) Robert Lutz Francisco González Van Winitsky 2–6, 7–6, 6–2Loss 15–11 Nov 1980 Bangkok, Thailand Carpet Tom Okker Ferdi Taygan Brian Teacher 6–7, 6–7Loss 15–12 Mar 1981 Denver, U.S. Carpet Mel Purcell Andrew Pattison Butch Walts 3–6, 4–6Loss 15–13 Feb 1982 La Quinta, U.S. Hard John Lloyd Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 4–6, 6–3, 2–6Loss 15–14 May 1982 Forest Hills WCT, U.S. Clay Erik van Dillen Tracy Delatte Johan Kriek 4–6, 6–3, 3–6Win 16–14 Dec 1982 Hartford WCT, U.S. Carpet Robert Lutz Mike Cahill Tracy Delatte 7–6, 6–3Loss 16–15 Jul 1983 South Orange, U.S. Clay John Lloyd Fritz Buehning Tom Cain 2–6, 5–7

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