Peter Pearson (tennis)

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Peter Pearson
Full namePeter Ferdinand Pearson
Country (sports)File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (1955-08-12) August 12, 1955 (age 69)
Sunnyvale, California, U.S.
PlaysLeft-handed
Singles
Career record6–19
Highest rankingNo. 153 (July 12, 1978)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (1978)
WimbledonQ3 (1979)
Doubles
Career record3–19
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1978)
Wimbledon1R (1979)

Peter Ferdinand Pearson (born August 12, 1955) is an American former professional tennis player.

Tennis career

A left-handed player from California, Pearson was active on tour in the 1970s and 1980s.[1] He made two quarter-finals on the Grand Prix circuit and took Vitas Gerulaitis to a final set tiebreak in a loss at the 1976 Fischer-Grand Prix.[2] In 1978 he featured in the singles main draw of the French Open, where he fell in the first round to Tonino Zugarelli.[3]

Prison

Pearson is serving a life sentence at a state prison in Tuolumne County, California, after committing a series of bank robberies.[4][5] Previously imprisoned on drug and theft charges, he was sentenced under California's three-strikes law.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Peninsula – August 2009". Inside Tennis. July 14, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Vienna". Brainerd Daily Dispatch. October 26, 1976.
  3. ↑ "French Open 1978 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.
  4. ↑ "People v Pearson". Leagle.com. August 26, 2011.
  5. ↑ DeBolt, Daniel (June 12, 2009). "Arrest made in South Bay bank robbery spree". Mountain View Voice.

External links

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