Full name | Philip Clive Dent |
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Country (sports) | Australia |
Residence | Newport Beach, California, U.S. |
Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 14 February 1950
Height | 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
Turned pro | 1968 (amateur from 1967) |
Retired | 1983 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Career record | 411–348 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 17 (23 August 1977) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | F (1974) |
French Open | SF (1977) |
Wimbledon | QF (1977) |
US Open | 3R (1973) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 409–253 |
Career titles | 25 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1975) |
French Open | F (1975, 1979) |
Wimbledon | F (1977) |
US Open | QF (1972, 1973, 1975) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
US Open | W (1976) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | W (1977) |
Philip Clive Dent (born 14 February 1950) is a former professional tennis player. Dent's high water mark as a pro singles player was reaching the Australian Open final in 1974, which he lost to Jimmy Connors in four sets. Dent was also the men's doubles champion at the Australian Open in 1975 (with teammate John Alexander), and the mixed-doubles champion at the US Open in 1976 (with teammate Billie Jean King).