Billy Martin (tennis)

Billy Martin (born December 25, 1956, in Evanston, Illinois, United States), is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During his career he won 1 singles titles and 3 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 32 in 1975. Martin currently serves as the head coach for the UCLA Bruins men's tennis team, a position he has held for the past 21 years. Martin, who played at UCLA, has a 14 straight top 5 NCAA team finishes and a 9 consecutive 20-win seasons. He was named ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) division 1 National Coach of the Year and is a member of ITA Hall of Fame.

Singles titles (1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	1975	Birmingham, U.S.	Carpet	Jimmy Connors	4–6, 3–6
Winner	1.	1975	Little Rock, U.S.	Carpet	George Hardie	6–2, 7–6

Doubles titles (3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	1976	Denver WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Jimmy Connors	John Fitzgerald Phil Dent	7–6, 2–6, 5–7
Runner-up	2.	1977	Birmingham WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Bill Scanlon	Wojtek Fibak Tom Okker	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	3.	1977	Monterrey WCT, Mexico	Carpet	Bill Scanlon	Ross Case Wojtek Fibak	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Winner	1.	1977	Laguna Niguel, U.S.	Hard	James Chico Hagey	Peter Fleming Trey Waltke	6–3, 6–4
Winner	2.	1979	Brussels, Belgium	Clay	Peter McNamara	Carlos Kirmayr Balázs Taróczy	5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Winner	3.	1981	Bristol, England	Grass	Russell Simpson	John Austin Johan Kriek	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	1981	Newport, U.S.	Grass	Kevin Curren	Brad Drewett Erik Van Dillen	2–6, 4–6

External links

• Martin, Billy at the Association of Tennis Professionals