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Southern Tennis Foundation

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Roy R. Barth, South Carolina, 1999

Roy R. Barth, South Carolina, inducted in 1999Roy R Barth

  • Began winning national championships at the age 13 in San Diego and consistently maintained top national rankings throughout his junior career
  • Played #1 singles and doubles at UCLA where he was a 2-time All-American and won the1969 Pacific Eight singles and doubles titles and was a doubles finalist at the 1968 NCAA Championships
  • Spent 7 years on the professional tour playing in all 4 grand slam tournaments and reaching a top 8 United States men’s singles rankings, top 2 United States men’s doubles rankings and a number 45 world singles ranking before retiring and moving to Kiawah Island, South Carolina as the Director of Tennis where he has won numerous USPTR senior doubles championships and over 15 Southern senior doubles championships
  • Coached the 1975 United States Wightman Cup team, 3 USTA Southern 18U Intersectional teams (winning 1 title) and the United States Italia Cup (Men’s 35-and over) to 2 titles in 5 years
  • President of the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) for term of February 2015 – February 2018, founding member of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Past President of USPTR, President of the South Carolina Tennis Association and past Chairman of the South Carolina Tennis Patrons Foundation
  • Co- chaired the USTA Davis/Fed Cup/Olympic Committee as Chair of the USTA Davis Cup Committee for six years.
  • Co-chaired the USTA Davis Cup Committee several terms
  • Received the USTA Southern Charles B. Morris Volunteer Service Award in 2010, the USTA Southern Jacobs Bowl Volunteer Service Award in 2016, and has been inducted into the Hoover High School Sports Hall of Fame, the San Diego Tennis Hall of Fame and the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame

Filed Under: Southern Tennis Hall of Fame, Southern Tennis Hall of Fame Inductees 1996 - 2000 Tagged With: 1999, Roy R. Barth, South Carolina

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