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{{Short description|American tennis player (born 1951)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Raz Reid
| image =
| fullname = Grover Eugene Reid
| country_represented = {{USA}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|8|27}}
| birth_place = [[Greenville, South Carolina]]
| college     = [[University of Miami]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| plays =
| turnedpro = 1972
| retired = 1977
| careerprizemoney =
| singlesrecord = 44–84
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 71 (November 6, 1974)
| currentsinglesranking =
| AustralianOpenresult = 3R ([[1975 Australian Open – Men's singles|1975]])
| FrenchOpenresult = 1R ([[1976 French Open – Men's singles|1976]])
| Wimbledonresult = 2R ([[1975 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1975]], [[1976 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1976]])
| USOpenresult = 3R ([[1974 US Open – Men's singles|1974]])
| doublesrecord = 38–71
| doublestitles = 2
| highestdoublesranking =
| currentdoublesranking =
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R ([[1975 Australian Open|1975]])
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R ([[1976 French Open|1976]])
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R ([[1974 Wimbledon Championships|1974]])
| USOpenDoublesresult = 2R ([[1974 US Open (tennis)|1974]], [[1976 US Open (tennis)|1976]])
| Mixed = yes
| AustralianOpenMixedresult =
| FrenchOpenMixedresult  =
| WimbledonMixedresult   = QF ([[1977 Wimbledon Championships|1977]])
| USOpenMixedresult      = 2R ([[1973 US Open (tennis)|1973]], [[1974 US Open (tennis)|1974]], [[1977 US Open (tennis)|1977]])
}}
'''Grover Eugene "Raz" Reid''' (born August 27, 1951<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/grover-raz-reid/r068/overview|title=Grover Raz Reid {{!}} Bio {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis|website=ATP Tour|access-date=2019-01-10}}</ref>) is a former professional [[tennis]] player from the United States. He was born Grover Reid Junior, but is known as Raz Reid, a nickname he has had since he was a young.<ref name="McGann">{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41408548 |title=For Evonne and Kerry a Couple of Love Matches|last=McGann|first=George|date=May 28, 1975|work=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]]|page=2|accessdate=8 January 2016}}</ref>
==Biography==
===Early years===
Reid was a three-time [[South Carolina High School League|South Carolina state high school]] champion, while at Greenville High School, in the city of his birth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hurricanesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205823060|title=All-American Monday - Grover "Raz" Reid|date=December 10, 2012|publisher=University of Miami Hurricanes Official Athletic Site|accessdate=8 January 2016}}</ref> He went to the [[University of Miami]] and twice earned [[All-America]]n selection while playing [[Miami Hurricanes|varsity]] tennis, in 1971 and 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hurricanesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205548280|title=Miami Hurricanes History: All-Americans|date=March 2, 2011|publisher=University of Miami Hurricanes Official Athletic Site|accessdate=8 January 2016}}</ref>
===Professional career===
In 1972, his final year at Miami, he made he decision to delay his graduation and turned professional.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19720604&id=l4AsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NM0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5344,549700&hl=en|title=Reid Interested In Experience As Pro - Not Money|last=Cox|first=Bill|date=June 4, 1972|work=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal|Herald-Journal]]|page=C2|accessdate=8 January 2016}}</ref>
Reid made the semifinals at the 1973 International Indoor Tennis Championships, a USLTA Indoor Circuit tournament in [[Tennis South Invitational|Jackson, Mississippi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19730324&id=yuFNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L4sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6012,3029130&hl=en|title=Tennis|date=March 24, 1973|work=[[The Free Lance-Star]]|page=9|accessdate=8 January 2016}}</ref> In the quarterfinals he defeated [[Clark Graebner]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19730603&id=km4sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=r8sEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6731,277751&hl=en|title=After First Pro Year - Raz Reid Is Happy|last=Hembree|first=Mike|date=June 3, 1973|work=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal|Herald-Journal]]|page=B3|accessdate=8 January 2016}}</ref> He also competed on the [[World Championship Tennis]] circuit.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19740208&id=tllQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SlgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3556,2408671&hl=en|title=The Greening of Raz Reid|last=Chick|first=Bob|date=February 8, 1974|work=[[Evening Independent|St. Petersburg Independent]]|pages=Section C|accessdate=8 January 2016}}</ref>  At a WCT tournament in Hempstead in [[1974 World Championship Tennis circuit|1974]], Reid beat former French Open finalist [[Željko Franulović]]. He won two doubles titles in his career, both in the 1974 season, the first was a USLTA Indoor tournament in Jackson with [[Fred McNair]] and the second a Grand Prix event in [[1974 South Australian Tennis Championships|Adelaide]] with [[Allan Stone]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19741028&id=cnksAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N8wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6294,5332409&hl=en|title=Reid, Stone Win Doubles|date=October 28, 1974|work=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal|Herald-Journal]]|page=B3|accessdate=8 January 2016}}</ref>
His best [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] singles performances were third round appearances at the [[1974 US Open (tennis)|1974 US Open]] and [[1975 Australian Open]]. He was eliminated at the Australian Open by [[Jimmy Connors]], but won a set and was the only player to do so until Connors was beaten in the final by John Newcombe.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110794380 |title=Connors, Newcombe win. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |location=ACT |date=30 December 1974 |accessdate=8 January 2016 |page=12 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He made the mixed doubles quarter-finals at the [[1977 Wimbledon Championships]] with wife [[Kerry Reid]] and also finished runner-up in the [[All England Plate]] after a first-round elimination in the singles draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/archive/players/b0ed3360-248e-4db5-95ae-bba4120f9961/index.html|title=Players Archive - Raz Reid|publisher=wimbledon.com|accessdate=8 January 2016}}</ref>
===Personal life===
Reid married Australian tennis player and [[Boston Lobsters]] teammate [[Kerry Reid|Kerry Melville]] in Greenville on April 27, 1975.<ref name="McGann"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41408548 |title=For Evonne and Kerry a couple of love matches |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=42 |issue=52 |location=Australia |date=28 May 1975 |pages=2–3 |via=[[National Library of Australia]]}}</ref> He retired from professional tennis in 1977 to become Kerry's coach. After they both retired, Reid was the head tennis professional at Long Cove on [[Hilton Head Island, South Carolina|Hilton Head Island]] for eight years. They have two daughters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tennis.com.au/player-profiles/kerry-melville-reid|title=Kerry (Melville) Reid - Player Profiles|publisher=[[Tennis Australia]]|accessdate=8 January 2016}}</ref>
A keen fisherman, Reid holds world records in [[Fly fishing|fly rod]] fishing and now works in the industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.floridakeysoutfitters.com/raz-reid|title=Raz Reid|publisher=Florida Keys Outfitters|accessdate=8 January 2016}}</ref>
==Grand Prix career finals==
===Doubles: 2 (2–0)===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
! style="width:40px"|Result
! style="width:28px" class="unsortable"|W-L
! style="width:50px"|Year
! style="width:140px"|Tournament
! style="width:50px"|Surface
! style="width:120px"|Partner
! style="width:120px"|Opponent
! style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–0
|Mar 1974
|[[Tennis South Invitational|Jackson]], United States
|Carpet
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred McNair]]
|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Byron Bertram]]<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[John Feaver]]
|3–6, 6–3, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2–0
|Oct 1974
|[[South Pacific Tennis Classic|Melbourne]], Australia
|Grass
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Allan Stone]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Estep]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Kronk]]
|7–6, 6–4
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{ATP}}
* {{ITF}}
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