John Yuill (tennis)

John Yuill

Country (sports)	South Africa
Residence	Durban, South Africa
Born	(1948-12-12) 12 December 1948 (age 74) Durban, South Africa
Turned pro	1966 (amateur tour)
Retired	1983
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	91–137
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 52 (20 December 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	4R (1977)
Wimbledon	3R (1973)
US Open	3R (1974, 1976, 1977)
Doubles
Career record	76–126
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 480 (3 January 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	2R (1977, 1980)
Wimbledon	2R (1974, 1981)
US Open	2R (1974, 1977)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	2R (1977, 1981)
Wimbledon	QF (1975)

John McLaren Yuill (born 12 December 1948) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. Most of his tennis success was in doubles. During his career, he won two doubles titles.^[1]

Career finals

Doubles (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 1974	Dublin, Ireland	Outdoor	Colin Dowdeswell	Lito Álvarez Jorge Andrew	6–3, 6–2
Loss	1–1	Jan 1975	Birmingham, U.S.	Carpet	Colin Dowdeswell	Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler	1–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss	1–2	Jul 1980	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	Chris Lewis	Colin Dowdeswell Frew McMillan	3–6, 4–6
Win	2–2	Nov 1981	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Terry Moor	Fritz Buehning Russell Simpson	6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–7, 12–10

References

External links

• John Yuill at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• John Yuill at the International Tennis Federation

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