| Country (sports) |  GBR |
|---|---|
| Born | (1942-07-12)12 July 1942 (age 83) |
| Died | |
| Turned pro | 1961 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1975 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 160-39 (80.4%) |
| Career titles | 6 |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1966,1968) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2R (1963) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1966) |
Clay Iles[1] (born 12 July 1942) is a former British tennis player, and currently is an LTA licensed tennis coach.[2] He has also worked as a sports writer and tennis umpire.[3] He competed at theWimbledon Championships twelve times between 1962 and 1974. He won 6 career singles titles.
He played his first tournament in 1961 at theConnaught Hard Court Championships inChingford. In major tournaments he took part in 12 tournaments at the Wimbledon Championships where the furthest he progressed was to the second round in the men's singles in1966 and1968.[4] In the men's doubles reached the second round in1963[5] and in mixed doubles again second round in1966.[6]
In 1964 he won his first title at theNorth of England Hard Court Championships atScarborough againstMark Cox. He won a second title at the Cannes Carlton International atCannes againstFrancois Godbout. In 1969 he won theNorth of England Hard Court Championships for the second time. He also won the Registered Professional Coaches Championships[7] held at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne three times 1969, 1970 and 1973.[8] In 1975 he played his final tournament at theCumberland Hard Court Championships.
After retiring from the tennis circuit he later became coach toClare Wood andSara Gomer.[9] As a former sports writer for theCroydon Advertiser, he also provided features for the American magazine World Tennis and the British magazine, Lawn Tennis and the Tennis Pictorial International.[10] He later worked as atennis umpire.[11]