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General First nameWilliam (Russell)
LastnameSeymour
GenderMale
CountrySouth Africa
Date of birth1930-07-08
Place of birthEast London, South Africa


About

Russell Seymour was born in East London South Africa on July 8, 1930. He attended school in Johannesburg and was active in all school sports including cricket, soccer, rugby, swimming, track and tennis. At the age of fifteen, tennis became his primary focus.
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Seymour was the South African Junior Champion in 1948, the South African Open Singles Champion in 1955 and was number one on the Davis Cup Team from 1953 -1955.
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In 1956 Seymour became a professional coach and was banned from playing amateur tennis for thirteen years. He worked with the South African Davis Cup Team, Federation Cup Team and national junior teams. In 1970 he moved his family to Perth, Western Australia where he became an Australian citizen. In 1975 they moved to Texas where Seymour became the Director of Tennis at Lakeway World of Tennis.

In 1976 Seymour began to compete in the USTA Senior National Tournaments. He won the National 45 Grass Courts title five times in a row. He also won the National Senior 50 Grass Courts three times in succession. Seymour won the European 45 singles titles in 1977, 1978 and 1979. In total Seymour won 79 gold balls (singles titles) and 48 silver balls (finalist). He was on the following teams: ITF World Cup, Dubler Cup, Austria Cup, Von Cramn Cup, Britania Cup, Crawford Cup and Gardner Mulloy Cup. Since 1976 he has been ranked No 1 in various age groups: 13 times in singles and 11 times in doubles.

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Archive statistics Career1949 - 1973
Tournament wins10
Matches117
Match wins71


Tournament wins 1971 - City of Fremantle Championships (Amateur)
1955 - South African Championships (Grand Prix Circuit)
1954 - Southern Transvaal Championships (Amateur)
1954 - Orange Free State ()
1953 - Western Province (Open)
1953 - Midland Counties Championships (Amateur)
1953 - Championships of Wales (Amateur)
1952 - Natal Championships (Amateur)
1952 - Southern Transvaal Championships (Amateur)
1951 - Gstaad (ATP)


Tournaments Western Australia Hardcourts - 1973 City of Fremantle Championships - 1971 South African Championships - 1970 Johannesburg Pros - 1962 South African Professional Championships - 1962 Wimbledon - 1955 Roland Garros - 1955 Queens Club Tournament - 1955 British Hard Court Championships - 1955 German International Championships - 1955 South African Championships - 1955 Kent Championships - 1955 Championships of Wales - 1955 Midland Counties Championships - 1955 South of England Championships - 1955 Wiesbaden Championships - 1955 Western Province - 1955 Köln International - 1955 Eastern Province - 1955 South African Championships - 1954 Southern Transvaal Championships - 1954 Western Province - 1954 Orange Free State - 1954 Eastern Province - 1954 Wimbledon - 1953 Roland Garros - 1953 British Hard Court Championships - 1953 South African Championships - 1953 Kent Championships - 1953 Southern Transvaal Championships - 1953 Surrey Championships - 1953 Championships of Wales - 1953 Midland Counties Championships - 1953 Northern Lawn Tennis Association Tournament - 1953 Western Province - 1953 Surrey Hard Court Championships - 1953 Shirley Park - 1953 Border Championships - 1953 South African Championships - 1952 Southern Transvaal Championships - 1952 Natal Championships - 1952 Border Championships - 1952 Irish Championships - 1951 South African Championships - 1951 Championships of Wales - 1951 British Covered Court Championships - 1951 Northern Lawn Tennis Association Tournament - 1951 Viareggio - 1951 Priory Club - 1951 London Hard Courts - 1951 Gstaad - 1951 Cava Dei Tirreni - 1951 Turkish International Championships (Turkey Open) - 1951 Eastern Mediterranean Championships - 1951 South African Championships - 1950 South African Championships - 1949