Luis Ayala (tennis)

Luis Ayala
Ayala in 1956
Full nameLuis Alberto Ayala
Country (sports) Chile
ResidenceUnited States
Born(1932-09-18)18 September 1932[citation needed]
Santiago, Chile[citation needed]
Died4 September 2024(2024-09-04) (aged 91)
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1961 (amateur from 1950)
Retired1970
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record626–353 (63.9%) [1]
Career titles43
Highest rankingNo. 5 (1958, Lance Tingay)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenF (1958, 1960)
WimbledonQF (1959, 1960, 1961)
US OpenQF (1957, 1959)
Professional majors
US ProQF (1965, 1966, 1967)
Wembley Pro1R (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965)
French ProQF (1961, 1965)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1969)
Wimbledon1R (1968, 1969)
US Open2R (1968, 1969, 1970)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenW (1956)
WimbledonSF (1957)

Luis Alberto Ayala Salinas (18 September 1932 – 4 September 2024) was a Chilean tennis player who competed during the 1950s and 1960s.[3]

  1. ^ "Luis Ayala: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 427.
  3. ^ "Mackay, Ayala Tennis Winners". The Telegraph. Associated Press. 15 July 1965. Retrieved 13 February 2011.