Billy Nealon
Billy Nealon (born November 11, 1960) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Full name | Billy Nealon |
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Country (sports) | |
Born | Rochester, New York | November 11, 1960
Plays | Left-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 1-10 |
Highest ranking | No. 230 (August 13, 1984) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
US Open | 1R (1980) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 5-17 |
Highest ranking | No. 156 (September 24 1984) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
US Open | 1R (1980) |
Biography
A left-handed player from Rochester, New York, Nealon played collegiate tennis at the University of Southern California, while studying for a degree in business administration.
Nealon competed in both the men's singles and doubles main draws at the 1980 US Open. In the singles he came up against ninth seed Peter Fleming in the first round and was beaten in four sets.[1] His career was hampered by a knee injury, which required surgery in 1982 and kept him off the tour until 1984.[2] Reaching a ranking of 156 in doubles, he was a doubles quarter-finalist at Geneva in 1984 and finished runner-up in the doubles at the 1985 Thessaloniki Challenger.
He is a member of the Rochester Tennis Hall of Fame and still lives in the area, working as a tennis coach.[3]
References
- "Flem is Featured". The Chatham Press. August 28, 1980. p. 1. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- "Bio". ATP World Tour. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- "2014 Inductees". Rochester Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 30, 2017.