Ian Vermaak
| Full name | Ian C. Vermaak |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  South Africa |
| Born | 28 March 1933 Empangeni,Natal,South Africa |
| Turned pro | 1953 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1960 (brief periods of activity afterwards) |
| Plays | Right-handed (1-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 169-86 |
| Career titles | 16 |
| Highest ranking | No. 10 (1959,Lance Tingay)[1] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | F (1959) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1960) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1960) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1959) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | QF (1959(EU)) |
Ian Vermaak(born 28 March 1933) is a former tennis player competing forSouth Africa.
As the No. 4 seed he finished runner-up toNicola Pietrangeliin the singles final of theFrench ChampionshipsatRoland-Garrosin1959,[2]after having reached earlier in the season theHamburgInternational German Tennis Championshipsfinal, losing toWilliam Knight.
His best result at theWimbledon Championshipswas in1960when he reached the fourth round in the singles event which he lost in five sets toRamanathan Krishnan.[3]
Vermaak competed for theSouth African Davis Cup teamin six ties between 1953 and 1960 and compiled a record of five wins and seven losses.[4]
In 1956 he won the singles title of theSouth African Championships,defeatingTorsten Johanssonin the final in fives sets.
In 1959 he defeatedRon Holmbergin a long quarterfinal match and his countryman Ray Weedon in the final of the 71st Southampton Grass Court Championships on Long Island, New York.[5][6]
In 1960 he won theTurkish International ChampionshipsdefeatingFred Stollein the quarterfinal in five sets, thrice-defendingLuis Ayalain the semifinal, andJorgen Ulrichin the final.[7]
Vermaak was ranked World No. 10 by Lance Tingay ofThe Daily Telegraphin 1959.[1]
Grand Slam finals
[edit]Singles: (1 runner-up)
[edit]| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1959 | French Championships | Clay |  Nicola Pietrangeli |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 |
References
[edit]- ^abUnited States Lawn Tennis Association (1972).Official Encyclopedia of Tennis(First Edition), p. 425.
- ^"Roland-Garros 1959 (Grand Slam) – Men's singles"(PDF).fft.fr.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 16 June 2009.Retrieved3 July2009.
- ^"Wimbledon players archive – Ian Vermaak".AELTC.
- ^"Davis Cup – Player archive".International Tennis Federation(ITF).
- ^Ian Vermaak.https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=8682
- ^"Vermaak Cops N.Y. Net Test".The Milwaukee Sentinel.3 August 1959.[permanent dead link]
- ^Turkish Open.https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=9558
External links
[edit]- Ian Vermaakat theAssociation of Tennis Professionals
- Ian Vermaakat theInternational Tennis Federation
- Ian Vermaakat theDavis Cup
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