John McLaren Yuill (born 12 December 1948) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. Yuill turned professional in 1966.
He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 52 on December 20, 1974. His notable achievements include reaching the round of 16 (fourth round) in singles at the 1977 French Open.
During his career, he won two doubles titles. He also won professional doubles titles at the 1974 Irish Open Championships and the 1981 Johannesburg Open.
Career finals Doubles (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Jul 1974 Dublin, Ireland Outdoor Colin Dowdeswell Lito Álvarez Jorge Andrew 6–3, 6–2Loss 1–1 Jan 1975 Birmingham, U.S. Carpet Colin Dowdeswell Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler 1–6, 6–3, 6–7Loss 1–2 Jul 1980 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Chris Lewis Colin Dowdeswell Frew McMillan 3–6, 4–6Win 2–2 Nov 1981 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Terry Moor Fritz Buehning Russell Simpson 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–7, 12–10
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