General Keith Edward
Diepraam
Male
South Africa
1942-09-11
Johannesburg, South Africa


About

Keith Diepraam (born 1942) took up tennis at the age of 15, kicking off a long career as a player and professional. Diepraam represented South Africa in Davis Cup competition for four consecutive years and was ranked No.14 in the world. He was a Wimbledon quarter-finalist in both singles and doubles in 1965.

Diepraam moved to Texas in 1973 when he took a teaching job in Midland. In 1980 he moved to Houston to take a position at the Sugar Creek Country Club where he worked until his retirement in 2009.

Diepraam earned the USTA No. 1 national ranking in singles and doubles in the 35s, 40s and 45s age divisions. He achieved the World No. 1 ranking in 1988 in the 45 and over age division. Diepraam was named head coach of South Africa’s Olympic tennis team for the 1992 Barcelona games, where South Africa earned a Silver Medal.



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Archive statistics 1959 - 1970
12
380
231


Tournament wins 1970 - Essex Championships (Amateur)
1970 - Chichester (Open)
1970 - Surrey Hard Court Championships (Open)
1965 - Eastern Province (Open)
1965 - Natal Championships (Amateur)
1964 - Natal Championships (Amateur)
1963 - Palace Hotel (Amateur)
1962 - Bedford (Amateur)
1962 - Ulster Championships (Open)
1961 - Augsburg International (Amateur)
1961 - Cheltenham (Amateur)
1960 - Freudenstadt (Amateur)


Tournaments Wimbledon - 1970 Roland Garros - 1970 Netherlands International Championships - 1970 British Hard Court Championships - 1970 South African Championships - 1970 Kent Championships - 1970 Championships of Wales - 1970 Essex Championships - 1970 South of England Championships - 1970 Natal Championships - 1970 Chichester - 1970 Surrey Hard Court Championships - 1970 Athena (Athens) - 1970 London Hard Courts - 1970 Travemünde International - 1970 Orange Free State - 1970 Knokke Le-Zoute - 1970 Sutton Hard Courts - 1970 Midland Open - 1970 South African Championships - 1969 Natal Championships - 1969 Kulm Carlton - 1968 Wimbledon - 1966 Roland Garros - 1966 Queens Club Tournament - 1966 Montana-Vermala - 1966 German International Championships - 1966 South African Championships - 1966 Baden-Baden - 1966 Wiesbaden Championships - 1966 Natal Championships - 1966 Western Province - 1966 Championships of Stuttgart - 1966 Orange Free State - 1966 Antwerpen International - 1966 Border Championships - 1966 Eastern Province - 1966 Wimbledon - 1965 Monte Carlo - 1965 Roland Garros - 1965 Queens Club Tournament - 1965 British Hard Court Championships - 1965 Montana-Vermala - 1965 German International Championships - 1965 South African Championships - 1965 Cheltenham - 1965 Natal Championships - 1965 Düsseldorf International - 1965 Western Province - 1965 Championships of Stuttgart - 1965 Turkish International Championships (Turkey Open) - 1965 Orange Free State - 1965 Brumana International - 1965 Israel Autumn International Invitation - 1965 Border Championships - 1965 Barcelona Fall - Real Turo - 1965 Eastern Province - 1965 Wimbledon - 1964 Roland Garros - 1964 US Open - 1964 St. Moritz - 1964 Swiss International Championships - 1964 Queens Club Tournament - 1964 Netherlands International Championships - 1964 British Hard Court Championships - 1964 German International Championships - 1964 South African Championships - 1964 Southern Transvaal Championships - 1964 Championships of Wales - 1964 British Covered Court Championships - 1964 Natal Championships - 1964 Perth Amboy Invitation - 1964 Bavarian International Championships - 1964 Düsseldorf International - 1964 Western Province - 1964 Championships of Stuttgart - 1964 Coupe Marcel Poree - 1964 Orange Free State - 1964 Eastern Transvaal - 1964 Championships of Freiburg - 1964 Eastern Province - 1964 South African Test Matches - 1964 Wimbledon - 1963 Roland Garros - 1963 Queens Club Tournament - 1963 Netherlands International Championships - 1963 British Hard Court Championships - 1963 German International Championships - 1963 South African Championships - 1963 Southern Transvaal Championships - 1963 Baden-Baden - 1963 Conde de Godo - 1963 British Covered Court Championships - 1963 Palace Hotel - 1963 Düsseldorf International - 1963 Championships of Stuttgart - 1963 International Championshps of the Ruhr-Area - 1963 Grunewald - 1963 Border Championships - 1963 Oberstdorf - 1963 Johannesburg Invitation - 1963 Carlyon Bay Covered Court Championships - 1963 Natal Sugar Circuit Championships - 1963 Wimbledon - 1962 Monte Carlo - 1962 Roland Garros - 1962 Cannes Carlton - 1962 Cannes Championships - 1962 Nice - 1962 Queens Club Tournament - 1962 Netherlands International Championships - 1962 West of England Championships - 1962 Cannes Gallia - 1962 Polish International Championships - 1962 Cap d 'Antibes - 1962 Menton - 1962 Wiesbaden Championships - 1962 Exmouth - 1962 Eastern Province second edition - 1962 Aix-en-Provence - 1962 Düsseldorf International - 1962 Championships of Stuttgart - 1962 Lyon International - 1962 Macomber Cup - Monte Carlo 23's - 1962 Ulster Championships - 1962 Guildford Hardcourts - 1962 Championships of Bremen - 1962 Bedford - 1962 Wimbledon - 1961 Sugar Bowl - 1961 Netherlands International Championships - 1961 British Hard Court Championships - 1961 South African Championships - 1961 Cheltenham - 1961 West of England Championships - 1961 Wimbledon Plate (Consolation) - 1961 Northern Lawn Tennis Association Tournament - 1961 London Hard Courts - 1961 St. Anne's on Sea - 1961 Surrey - 1961 Guildford Hardcourts - 1961 Grunewald - 1961 Lower Saxony International - 1961 Border Championships - 1961 Saint-Gervais-les-Bains - 1961 Bad Reichenhall - 1961 Augsburg International - 1961 Eastern Province - 1961 St. Moritz - 1960 South African Championships - 1960 Surrey Championships - 1960 Western Province - 1960 Priory Club - 1960 St. Anne's on Sea - 1960 Durham County Championships - 1960 Sutton Coldfield - 1960 St. Moritz Suvretta - 1960 Border Championships - 1960 Adelboden - 1960 Freudenstadt - 1960 Sixtus International Tournament - 1960 Natal Championships - 1959B South African Championships - 1959

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