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His best result at the [[Wimbledon Championships]] was in [[1960 Wimbledon Championships|1960]] when he reached the fourth round in the singles event which he lost in five sets to [[Ramanathan Krishnan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Wimbledon players archive – Ian Vermaak|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/archive/players/2b3a641c-bdb5-4031-b608-562c6a6d4295/index.html|publisher=AELTC}}</ref>
His best result at the [[Wimbledon Championships]] was in [[1960 Wimbledon Championships|1960]] when he reached the fourth round in the singles event which he lost in five sets to [[Ramanathan Krishnan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Wimbledon players archive – Ian Vermaak|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/archive/players/2b3a641c-bdb5-4031-b608-562c6a6d4295/index.html|publisher=AELTC}}</ref>


Vermaak competed for the [[South Africa Davis Cup team|South African Davis Cup team]] in six ties between 1953 and 1960 and compiled a record of five wins and seven losses.<ref>{{cite web|title=Davis Cup – Player archive|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10004638|publisher=ITF}}</ref>
Vermaak competed for the [[South Africa Davis Cup team|South African Davis Cup team]] in six ties between 1953 and 1960 and compiled a record of five wins and seven losses.<ref>{{cite web|title=Davis Cup – Player archive|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10004638|publisher=ITF}}</ref> In 1956 he won the singles title of the [[South African Open (tennis)|South African Championships]], defeating [[Torsten Johansson]] in the final in fives sets.


Vermaak was ranked World No. 10 by Lance Tingay of [[The Daily Telegraph]] in 1959.<ref name="USLTAEncyclopedia"/>
Vermaak was ranked World No. 10 by Lance Tingay of [[The Daily Telegraph]] in 1959.<ref name="USLTAEncyclopedia"/>

Revision as of 14:37, 20 February 2014

Ian Vermaak
Full nameIan C. Vermaak
Country (sports)South Africa South Africa
Born (1933-03-28) 28 March 1933 (age 91)
Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Turned pro1953 (amateur tour)
Retired1960 (brief periods of activity afterwards)
PlaysRight-handed (1-handed backhand)
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 10 (1959, Lance Tingay)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenF (1959)
Wimbledon4R (1960)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQF (1960)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon4R (1959)
Team competitions
Davis CupQF (1964(EU))

Ian Vermaak (born 28 March 1933 in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) is a former tennis player competing for South Africa. As the No. 4 seed he finished runner-up to Nicola Pietrangeli in the singles final of the Amateur French Championships of Roland-Garros in 1959,[2] after having reached earlier in the season the Hamburg International German Tennis Championships final, losing to William Knight.

His best result at the Wimbledon Championships was in 1960 when he reached the fourth round in the singles event which he lost in five sets to Ramanathan Krishnan.[3]

Vermaak competed for the South African Davis Cup team in six ties between 1953 and 1960 and compiled a record of five wins and seven losses.[4] In 1956 he won the singles title of the South African Championships, defeating Torsten Johansson in the final in fives sets.

Vermaak was ranked World No. 10 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph in 1959.[1]

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (0-1)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1959 French Championships Clay (Red) Italy Nicola Pietrangeli 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1

References

  1. ^ a b United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 425.
  2. ^ "Roland-Garros 1959 (Grand Slam) - Men's singles" (PDF). fft.fr. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Wimbledon players archive – Ian Vermaak". AELTC.
  4. ^ "Davis Cup – Player archive". ITF.

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