Jai DiLouie (born September 11, 1958) is a former professional

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player from the United States.

Biography

DiLouie, a left-handed player from

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, was the top ranked junior in Texas in 1974 and 1975. A member of the US

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team, he won National Grass Court Junior Tennis title in 1975, after saving eight match points against

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in the semi-finals. He won the junior event held at the

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and also participated in the men's doubles draw. Just weeks after that tournament he was runner-up to Ray Kelly in the Australian Under 19's Championships in Brisbane. He was coached from the age of nine by former Australian player

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. In singles his first

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main draw appearances came in 1978, at the

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where he lost in the opening round to

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, then the

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, in which he made the second round, beating

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. As a member of the varsity tennis at

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he was a three-time

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n, in 1977, 1979 and 1980. He won the singles title at the

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in 1979 and made the

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doubles quarter-finals in 1980. Following the completion of his business administration degree, DiLouie turned professional and competed on tour for a further four years. He won a

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title in

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in 1980, with

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in the doubles. At the 1982

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, a tournament on the

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, DiLouie was a doubles finalist with

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. They were beaten in the final by

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and

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. He played as a qualifier at the 1982 US Open. At the beginning of the 1987 season, DiLouie began coaching

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. Later in the year he was appointed women's head coach at

and led the team to the SWC Team Championship. He remained with Evert until October 1989 and also worked as a coach for the

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in England. From 1992 to 1993 he was Director of Tennis at Springpark Tennis and Swim Club, then worked for many years as a national coach for the

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Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:DiLouie, Jai 1958 births Living people American male tennis players Tennis players from Dallas SMU Mustangs men's tennis players SMU Mustangs women's tennis coaches Tennis coaches from Texas 20th-century American sportsmen