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Juan Gisbert, Sr.(1942)

Juan Gisbert is one of the finest tennis players with an international repute and recognition as all time great professional. Tennis is an outdoor sport which can be played between two players or four players. Players utilize a stringed racquet to hit a rubber ball, hollow inside covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is referred to as lawn tennis. This game started in England and was the most popular amongst the upper class of society. Presently tennis is an Olympic sport, as well as, it is played in various tournaments including the four Grand Slams in many countries, by people of all ages and classes.

There are three different court surfaces it is played on namely, clay court, grass court and hardcourt. Depending on the surface, each one provides a different movement of speed and bounce for the ball, which in turn affects the level of play of individual players. Juan Gisbert was born on April 5, 1942 in the Barcelona suburb at Spain. He played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960 season to 1970 season. In his career, he holds the best ranking position of number 32 in the world in singles on the ATP, Association of Tennis Professionals’ ranking and achieving that rank on April 8, 1975.

Juan won one singles title and reached the finals at the Australian Championships in 1968 and Cincinnati in 1971. He possesses a right-handed playing style and compiled a singles record of 174-131 mark and doubles record of 220-72 mark. Juan Gisbert played Australian Championships in 1968 with his rival opponent William Bowrey and scored in impressive 5-7, 6-2, 7-9, 4-6 points against him.

Juan’s singles career titles include 1975 Shreveport finalist, 1968 Australian Championship contender title, 1971 Cincinnati title, 1972 New York title, 1974 Cedar Grove title and 1975 Barcelona title. While, the doubles career titles include 1976 Munich title, 1975 Shreveport title at Boca Raton, Bournemouth, Calcutta, Hamburg, Indianapolis and Tehran, 1974 Barcelona title, 1973 Monte Carlo title, 1972 Barcelona title, 1971 Barcelona title and many more.

Juan was a player known for his mental toughness owing to which many of his famous matches went the distance. His superior approach and dedication to the game made him stand out from the crowd.

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