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Rick Leach

リック・リーチ　/　りっく・りーち

American tennis player

December 28, 1964 (age 61)　・　Laguna Beach, California, United States

California
tennis player

My Take

I have a real weakness for doubles craftsmen, and Rick Leach is a prime example. Five Grand Slam doubles titles, four mixed crowns, and the world No. 1 ranking in 1990 mark him as a genuine great, even if singles stars hog the spotlight. To me, doubles is the most underrated art in tennis: it lives on partnership, court geometry, and reading the whole court at once. That he became a coach afterward feels exactly right, because a player who understood winning at that level should pass it on. His patient, blue-collar mastery is the kind I most admire.

Overview

Rick Leach (born December 28, 1964) is a tennis coach and former professional player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won five Grand Slam doubles titles (three at the Australian Open, one at Wimbledon, and one at the US Open), and four mixed doubles titles (two at the Australian Open, one at Wimbledon, and one at the US Open). He reached the world No. 1 doubles ranking in 1990.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Rick Leach
Name (Japanese): リック・リーチ
Reading: りっく・りーち
Born: December 28, 1964 (age 61)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Dragon
Origin: Laguna Beach, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 188 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: tennis player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Laguna Beach High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%81

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