Dennis Ralston

Dennis Ralston

Few people in tennis can match Dennis Ralston’s accomplishments as a player and a coach: American national junior champion in 1958, twice NCAA singles and doubles champion, and 5 time Grand Slam doubles champion in the 1960s and 1970s. Dennis played with legendary partners including Chuck McKinley, Rafael Osuna, and Billie Jean King, and was also a Wimbledon singles finalist in 1966, losing to the great Manola Santana.

Dennis played on the winning U.S. Davis Cup team that defeated Australia in 1963, and was Davis Cup captain in the victory over Romania in 1972. Dennis was also men’s tennis coach at SMU for 15 years. He has coached numerous top pro players including Chris Evert, Roscoe Tanner, Brian Gottfried, Yannick Noah and Gabriela Sabatini.

For information about working directly with Dennis, contact him directly at: 760-636-4055. Or visit: www.ralstontennis.com

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