Cliff Letcher
{{short description|Australian tennis player}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1952|02|09}}
| birth_place = Pyramid Hill, Australia
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2004|12|31|1952|02|09}}
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| coach= Don Tregonning
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| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = F (1978, 1979)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1977)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = QF (1979)
| USOpenDoublesresult = F (1976)
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Cliff Letcher (9 February 1952 – 31 December 2004) was a professional tennis player from Australia. He played Davis Cup for Austria.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110788522 |title=Letcher accepts Davis Cup offer |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=18 November 1974 |access-date=12 March 2020 |page=14 |via=Trove }}
Letcher enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won two doubles titles and finished runner-up in doubles at three Grand Slam events.
Letcher died on 31 December 2004.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/player-profiles/cliff-letcher |title=Cliff Letcher | Player Profiles | Players and Rankings | News and Events | Tennis Australia |publisher=Tennis.com.au |date= |accessdate=2022-05-07}}
His children Clint, Chris and Sophie Letcher were also professional tennis players.
Career finals
=Doubles (2 wins, 9 losses)=
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 0–1 | 1976 | U.S. Open, New York City | Clay | {{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Kronk | {{flagicon|USA}} Marty Riessen | 4–6, 4–6 |
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| 1–1 | 1977 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Stockton | {{flagicon|AUS}} Syd Ball | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
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| 1–2 | 1977 | Miami, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Kronk | {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Gottfried | 5–7, 4–6 |
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| 1–3 | 1977 | Hampton, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Kronk | {{flagicon|USA}} Sandy Mayer | 4–6, 3–6 |
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| 1–4 | 1977 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Kronk | {{flagicon|FRG}} Jürgen Fassbender | 3–6, 3–6 |
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| 1–5 | 1977 | Louisville, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Kachel | {{flagicon|AUS}} John Alexander | 1–6, 4–6 |
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| 1–6 | 1977 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|AUS}} Dick Crealy | {{flagicon|CHI}} Patricio Cornejo | 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1–7 | 1978 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | {{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Kronk | {{flagicon|POL}} Wojciech Fibak | 6–7, 5–7 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1–8 | 1979 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | {{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Kronk | {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter McNamara | 6–7, 2–6 |
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| 2–8 | 1980 | Perth, Australia | Grass | {{flagicon|AUS}} Syd Ball | {{flagicon|AUS}} Dale Collings | 6–3, 6–4 |
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| 2–9 | 1982 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Grass | {{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Miller | {{flagicon|AUS}} John Alexander | 4–6, 6–7 |
References
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External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
- {{Tennis Australia}}
{{Australian Open boys' singles champions}}
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