Roger Dowdeswell
{{Short description|Rhodesian tennis player (born 1944)}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Roger Dowdeswell
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| image = Roger Dowdeswell (1965).jpg
| caption = Roger Dowdeswell (1965)
| country = {{flagicon|RHO}} Rhodesia
| residence =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1944|2|16}}
| birth_place = Nairobi, Kenya
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| plays = Right-handed
| singlesrecord = 12-34
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 64 (20 Dec 1974)
| AustralianOpenresult = 2R (1966)
| FrenchOpenresult = 2R (1965)
| Wimbledonresult = 2R (1965)
| USOpenresult = 2R (1974)
}}
Roger Dowdeswell (born 16 February 1944) is a former professional tennis player from Zimbabwe.{{Cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10003398|title=Roger Dowdeswell|last=|first=|date=|website=www.itftennis.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-02}} He is the elder brother of Colin Dowdeswell.
Playing career
Dowdeswell made the second round of all four Grand Slam tournaments during his career.{{Cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Do/R/Roger-R-Dowdeswell.aspx|title=Players {{!}} ATP World Tour {{!}} Tennis|language=en|access-date=2016-08-02}} He played Davis Cup tennis for Rhodesia in 1965, against Yugoslavia. In his singles rubbers he lost to Boro Jovanović and Niki Pilic, the same two that would beat he and Roy Stilwell in the doubles.{{Cite web|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10003398|title=Davis Cup - Player profile - Roger DOWDESWELL (ZIM)|website=www.daviscup.com|access-date=2016-08-02}}
Coaching
Dowdeswell, who is now the Tennis Director of the Manhattan Plaza Racquet Club, has coached the American and New Zealand junior Davis Cup teams.{{Cite web|url=http://www.advantagetennisclubs.com/manhattan-plaza-racquet-club/tennis-instructors/|title=MPRC Tennis Professionals {{!}} Advantage Tennis Clubs|website=www.advantagetennisclubs.com|access-date=2016-08-02}}
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Category:Rhodesian male tennis players