Cliff Letcher

Cliff Letcher (born 9 February 1952), is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He played Davis Cup for Austria.[1]

Cliff Letcher
Country (sports) Australia
 Austria
Born (1952-02-09) 9 February 1952
Pyramid Hill, Australia
PlaysRight-handed
CoachDon Tregonning
Career record54–112
Doubles
Career record147–153
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenF (1978, 1979)
French Open2R (1977)
WimbledonQF (1979)
US OpenF (1976)

Letcher enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles and finished runner-up in doubles at 3 Grand Slam events.

Career finals

Doubles (2 wins, 9 losses)
Result No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1976 U.S. Open, New York Clay Paul Kronk Marty Riessen
Tom Okker		 4–6, 4–6
Win 1. 1977 Adelaide, Australia Grass Dick Stockton Syd Ball
Kim Warwick		 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 2. 1977 Miami, U.S. Clay Paul Kronk Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez		 5–7, 4–6
Loss 3. 1977 Hampton, U.S. Carpet Paul Kronk Sandy Mayer
Stan Smith		 4–6, 3–6
Loss 4. 1977 Düsseldorf, Germany Clay Paul Kronk Jürgen Fassbender
Karl Meiler		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 5. 1977 Louisville, U.S. Clay Chris Kachel John Alexander
Phil Dent		 1–6, 4–6
Loss 6. 1977 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Dick Crealy Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol		 7–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 7. 1978 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Paul Kronk Wojtek Fibak
Kim Warwick		 6–7, 5–7
Loss 8. 1979 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Paul Kronk Peter McNamara
Paul McNamee		 6–7, 2–6
Win 2. 1980 Perth, Australia Grass Syd Ball Dale Collings
Dick Crealy		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 9. 1982 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Grass Craig Miller John Alexander
John Fitzgerald		 4–6, 6–7
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References
  1. "Letcher accepts Davis Cup offer". The Canberra Times. 18 November 1974. p. 14. Retrieved 12 March 2020 – via Trove.
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