Rocky Royer (born June 27, 1958) is an American former professional
tennis
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player.
Biography
Born in
Berkeley, California
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, Royer played collegiate tennis at
Rice University
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for four years. In the early 1980s he competed on the professional tour, winning two
Challenger titles. On the
Grand Prix circuit Grand Prix Circuit may refer to:
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*Grand Prix tennis circuit
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his best performances came in 1982 when he was a quarter-finalist at Bahia and in the same year finished runner-up in the doubles at the
Quito Open.
Royer now works as a tennis coach in
Santa Fe, New Mexico
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.
Grand Prix career finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Challenger titles
Singles: (2)
References
External links
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1958 births
Living people
American male tennis players
Tennis players from Berkeley, California
Rice Owls men's tennis players
20th-century American sportsmen