Allen Fox

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Allen E. Fox
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceSan Luis Obispo, California
Born (1939-06-25) June 25, 1939 (age 82)
Los Angeles, California
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Turned pro1955 (amateur tour)
Retired1971
CollegeUniversity of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
Official websiteAllenFoxTennis.com
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open2R (1965, 1968)
WimbledonQF (1965)
US Open4R (1960, 1961)
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Medal record
Representing  United States
Tennis
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Budapest Singles
Gold medal – first place 1965 Budapest Doubles

Allen E. Fox (born June 25, 1939) is an American former tennis player in the 1960s and 1970s who went on to be a college coach and author. He was ranked as high as U.S. No. 4 in 1962, and was in the top ten in the U.S. five times between 1961 and 1968.[2]

Tennis career[]

Fox attended Beverly Hills High School, and played tennis for the school.[3]

In 1960, he won the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) doubles title with Larry Nagler for the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).[4] In 1961, as team captain, Fox won the NCAA singles title, beating Ray Senkowski of Michigan, 6–1, 6–2, and 6–4.[4][5] He only lost twice in dual match play while in college, to Rafael Osuna and Chuck McKinley.[6] He was named All-American in 1959, 1960, and 1961,[4] and was named All-UCLA and All-University of California Athlete of the Year.[4] Fox helped lead UCLA to NCAA team championships in 1960 and 1961.[4] He graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in physics in 1961, and later earned a Ph.D. there in psychology in 1968.[7]

When he graduated, Fox was the 4th-ranked singles player in the United States.[4][8] He won the singles title at Cincinnati in 1961. He won also the 1962 US National Hard Court title.[4][8] That year, he reached the singles final in Cincinnati, falling to Marty Riessen.

In 1965 he won the Ojai Tennis Tournament in men's singles.[9] In 1965 he reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.[8]

In 1966, he won the Canadian Nationals and the (40th annual) Los Angeles Open, formerly known as the Pacific Southwest Championships, as a graduate student, beating the then-current champions of all – Manuel Santana (Wimbledon), Fred Stolle (U.S.), Tony Roche (French), and Roy Emerson (Australian), in the finals.[10][11]

Maccabiah Games[]

Fox is Jewish.[10][12] He won a gold medal at the 1965 Maccabiah Games.[13] Four years later, he was back at the 1969 Maccabiah Games as the top seed, and again won the gold medal.[14][15]

Davis Cup[]

He was named to the U.S. Davis Cup team in 1961, 1962, and 1966.[4] He played 2 singles matches, winning both of them without giving up more than 2 games in any of the 6 sets that he played.[16]

Halls of Fame[]

Fox was elected to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Hall of Fame as a player and a coach in 1988.[8] In 1991, he was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[17]

He was inducted into the in 2002. Fox was also inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.[4][18]

Coaching[]

Fox coached the Pepperdine University men's tennis team, at the highest level-Division 1, for 17 years.[8] His teams, which included Brad Gilbert, reached the NCAA finals twice, the semifinals three times, and the quarterfinals six times. In his career, he coached his teams to a 368–108 won-lost record between 1979 and 1995; the .778 winning percentage is the best in Pepperdine tennis history.[19] He was named to the and, aside from Gilbert, coached players such as Robbie Weiss (NCAA singles winner), Kelly Jones (NCAA doubles winner and world No. 1 doubles player), and Martin Laurendeau (Captain of the Canadian Davis Cup Team).

Writing and videos[]

Fox has worked as a broadcaster, writer, and lecturer.[2] He has authored several books, including Think to Win: The Strategic Dimension of Tennis (1993), If I'm The Better Player, Why Can't I Win?, and The Winner's Mind: A Competitor's Guide to Sports and Business Success.[4] He is a former editor of Tennis Magazine.

Allen has published two videos, titled Allen Fox's Ultimate Tennis Lesson (2001) and Allen Fox's Ultimate Tennis Drills (2001).[2]

Personal[]

Fox has two sons, Evan and Charlie, and lives in San Luis Obispo, California, with his wife Nancy.

See also[]

  • List of Jews in sports#Tennis

References[]

  1. ^ "Alan Fox". ATP World Tour. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Fox, Allen". Jews In Sports. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Hollywood Preps Score Net Upsets". June 21, 1956. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j "MTNGUIDE06" (PDF). Retrieved March 4, 2011. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. ISBN 9780881259698. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  6. ^ "Allen Fox". USTA Southern California. June 25, 2002. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
  7. ^ "Meet Dr. Allen Fox". Allen Fox Tennis. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "UCLA To Induct Eight New Athletics Hall of Fame Members". Uclabruins.com. September 21, 2005. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
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  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. ISBN 9780881259698. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  11. ^ Schoenfeld, Bruce (June 2004). The match: Althea Gibson and Angela Buxton: how two outsiders—one Black, the other Jewish—forged a friendship and made sports history. ISBN 9780060526528. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  12. ^ Allen Fox (February 17, 1993). Think to win: the strategic dimension of tennis. ISBN 9780060982003. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  13. ^ Leon, Jack (July 19, 1989). "Harold Zimman: U.S. Tennis Stars' Absence Didn't Dim Bar Mitzva Maccabiah Tourney". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  14. ^ "Spitzes Thrill Games Crowd". The Press-Courier. July 29, 1969. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  15. ^ "Fox Maccabiah Net Champion". Los Angeles Times. August 6, 1969. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  16. ^ "Players". daviscup.com. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
  17. ^ Daily News of Los Angeles. November 16, 1991 http://docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/LA/lib00086,0EF61422D7B002F2.html. Retrieved March 3, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. ^ "2010-11 Pepperdine Men's Tennis Records Book". Issuu.

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