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Luis Alberto Ayala Salinas (born 18 September 1932) is a former Chilean tennis player who competed in the 1950s and 1960s.[3]

Luis Ayala
Full nameLuis Alberto Ayala
Country (sports) Chile
ResidenceUnited States
Born (1932-09-18) 18 September 1932 (age 90)
Santiago, Chile
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1962 (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)

Amateur


He was twice a singles runner-up at the French Championships. In 1958 he was seeded fifth and reached the final after a victory against first-seeded and world No. 1 Ashley Cooper in the semifinal. In the final, however, he was defeated in straight sets by Mervyn Rose while in 1960 he lost the final in five sets to Nicola Pietrangeli.[4] Together with Thelma Coyne Long, he won the mixed doubles title at the 1956 French Championships.

Ayala won the Gold Medal at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, beating Canadian Bob Bédard in the final.

Ayala won the prestigious singles title at the Italian Open in 1959, defeating Pietrangeli in the semifinal and Neale Fraser in the final, both matches in four sets. The following year, 1960, he again reached the Italian final but lost in five sets to Barry MacKay.

Ayala won the 1960 Argentina Championships at Buenos Aires on clay, defeating Ron Holmberg in the semifinal in three straight sets, and Manuel Santana in the final in five close sets. He won the 1960 Madrid Championships on clay, defeating Andres Gimeno in the final in four sets. Ayala won the 1961 Hanover Championships on clay, defeating Ramanathan Krishnan in the final in five sets.

Luis Ayala in 1964
Luis Ayala in 1964

Ayala was ranked world No. 5 for 1958 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph (and No. 6 for 1959, No. 7 for 1960 and 1961).[2]


Professional


In 1961 Ayala turned professional and joined Jack Kramer's tour.[5] In 1964, he won the La Baule Professional Championships on clay, defeating Rod Laver in the semifinal and Lew Hoad in the four-set final. When he retired, he became a tennis professional at River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas. Currently, he is the director of tennis at the Forest Club in Houston, Texas.


Davis Cup


Between 1952 and 1960 Ayala played in 18 ties for the Chilean Davis Cup team and compiled a record of 37 wins and 14 losses. During this period the best performance was reaching the semifinal of the Europe zone in 1955 which they lost to Sweden, despite Ayala winning both his singles matches against Lennart Bergelin and Sven Davidson.[6]


Grand Slam finals



Singles (2 runners-up)


Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss1958French ChampionshipsClay Mervyn Rose3–6, 4–6, 4–6
Loss1960French ChampionshipsClay Nicola Pietrangeli6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6

Mixed doubles: (1 title, 2 runner-up)


Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1955French ChampionshipsClay Jenny Staley Hoad Darlene Hard
Gordon Forbes
7–5, 1–6, 2–6
Win1956French ChampionshipsClay Thelma Coyne Long Doris Hart
Bob Howe
4–6, 6–4, 6–1

References


  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.
  4. "Luis Ayala: El chileno que descolló en Roland Garros" (in Spanish). Guioteca. 31 May 2012.
  5. "Ayala Looking To Future". The Miami News. Associated Press. 24 September 1961. p. 4C.
  6. "Davis Cup players – Luis Ayala". International Tennis Federation.




На других языках


[de] Luis Ayala (Tennisspieler)

Luis Alberto Ayala Salinas (* 18. September 1932 in Santiago de Chile) ist ein ehemaliger chilenischer Tennisspieler.
- [en] Luis Ayala (tennis)

[es] Luis Ayala

Luis Alberto Ayala Salinas (Santiago, Chile; 18 de septiembre de 1932) fue el «mejor tenista chileno en la era aficionada». Durante su carrera en las décadas de 1950 y 1960, ganó el Torneo de Roland Garros en dobles mixto con la australiana Thelma Coyne en 1956 y alcanzó la final individual en 1958 y 1960.[5][6][7] Obtuvo individualmente el Masters de Roma, la medalla de oro en los Juegos Panamericanos y fue reconocido como el «mejor en arcilla de la temporada» en 1959. Llegó a ser quinto de la clasificación masculina a nivel mundial anualmente en 1958 y finalizó entre los primeros diez de 1958 a 1961.

[ru] Айяла, Луис

Луис Альберто Айяла (исп. Luis Alberto Ayala; род. 18 сентября 1932, Сантьяго) — чилийский теннисист и теннисный тренер, профессионал с 1961 года.



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