Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame

Dennis Ralston, Class of 2016




An International Tennis Hall of Fame member, Dennis reached the 1966 Wimbledon singles final, the same year he held a world ranking high of No. 5.

 

He is the holder of five Grand Slam doubles titles, and a finalist on seven other occasions in men's and mixed doubles. In 1963, Dennis was a member of the US Davis Cup squad that swept Venezuela at Cherry Hills Country Club. He served as Davis Cup coach (1968-’71) and was coach to professionals including Chris Evert and Gabriela Sabatini.

 

Dennis helped design the tennis facility at The Broadmoor, and as its director of tennis from 1993-2007, the resort was regularly ranked among the top in the country by Tennis Magazine.

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