Billy Martin (born December 25, 1956) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won the NCAA Singles Title in 1975, defeating George Hardie, and one singles title and three doubles titles on the Pro Tour. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 32 in 1975. Martin currently serves as the head coach for the UCLA Bruins men's tennis team, a position he has held since 1994.Billy Martin Biography - UCLA Bruins Official Athletic Site Martin, who played at UCLA, has 14 straight top 5 NCAA team finishes and 9 consecutive 20-win seasons. He was named ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) division 1 National Coach of the Year and is a member of ITA Hall of Fame. He beat Raul Ramirez and Stan Smith at the Washington D.C. tournament.
Career finals Singles: 2 (1 title / 1 runner-up) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Jan 1975 Birmingham, U.S. Carpet Jimmy Connors 4–6, 3–6Win 1–1 Feb 1975 Little Rock, U.S. Carpet George Hardie 6–2, 7–6
Doubles: 7 (3 titles / 4 runner-ups) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Apr 1976 Denver WCT, U.S. Carpet Jimmy Connors John Fitzgerald Phil Dent 7–6, 2–6, 5–7Loss 0–2 Jan 1977 Birmingham WCT, U.S. Carpet Bill Scanlon Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker 3–6, 4–6Loss 0–3 Mar 1977 Monterrey WCT, Mexico Carpet Bill Scanlon Ross Case Wojciech Fibak 6–3, 3–6, 4–6Win 1–3 Sep 1977 Laguna Niguel, U.S. Hard James Chico Hagey Peter Fleming Trey Waltke 6–3, 6–4Win 2–3 Jun 1979 Brussels, Belgium Clay Peter McNamara Carlos Kirmayr Balázs Taróczy 5–7, 7–5, 6–4Win 3–3 Jun 1981 Bristol, England Grass Russell Simpson John Austin Johan Kriek 6–3, 4–6, 6–4Loss 3–4 Jul 1981 Newport, U.S. Grass Kevin Curren Brad Drewett Erik van Dillen 2–6, 4–6
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