Raymond Moore (tennis)

Raymond J. "Ray" Moore (born 24 August 1946) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. During his career he won eight doubles titles, finishing runner-up an additional 12 times in doubles. Moore participated in 12 Davis Cup ties for South Africa from 1967 to 1977, including the 1974 South African victory, posting a 12–10 record in singles and posting an 0–1 mark in doubles.

Raymond Moore
Raymond More (1985)
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidencePalm Desert, California
Born (1946-08-24) 24 August 1946
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1968 (amateur tour from 1963)
Retired1983
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record282–318 (Open era)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 34 (24 August 1976)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (1969, 1976)
French Open4R (1972)
WimbledonQF (1968)
US OpenQF (1977)
Doubles
Career record260–298 (Open era)
Career titles8 (Open era)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (1974)

In 1981, Ray teamed with Charlie Pasarell to begin the tournament that eventually became the Indian Wells Masters at the Indian Wells Gardens. They started at La Quinta Resort and Club, moved to Grand Champions Hotel, and then in 2000 opened the new Indian Wells Gardens, which holds the ATP Masters BNP Paribus Open. Moore and Pasarell sold the tournament to Larry Ellison in 2009 and Moore became the Tournament Director/CEO for the new owner.

Remarks on female tennis and resignation

On March 22, 2016, Moore resigned as CEO of the Indian Wells Masters tennis tournament, after drawing outrage over his remarks claiming that women in tennis “don’t make any decisions” and should give thank “on their knees” to male players for carrying the sport:[1][2]

"They don't make any decisions, and they are lucky. They are very, very lucky…If I was a lady player, I'd go down every night on my knees and thank God that Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal were born, because they have carried this sport. They really have." [3][4][2]

Career finals

Doubles (8 titles, 12 runner-ups)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1969 Toronto, Canada Clay Butch Buchholz Ron Holmberg
John Newcombe		 3–6, 6–4
Loss 2. 1971 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Brian Fairlie Bob Carmichael
Ray Ruffels		 3–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 3. 1973 London/Queen's Club, UK Grass Ray Keldie Tom Okker
Marty Riessen		 4–6, 5–7
Loss 4. 1973 Aptos, US Hard Onny Parun Jeff Austin
Fred McNair		 2–6, 1–6
Win 1. 1974 Tokyo WCT, Japan Onny Parun Juan Gisbert Sr.
Roger Taylor		 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 2. 1974 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Andrew Pattison Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan		 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Loss 5. 1975 Tucson, US Hard Dennis Ralston William Brown
Raúl Ramírez		 6–2, 6–7, 4–6
Win 3. 1975 Montreal, Canada Hard Cliff Drysdale Jan Kodeš
Ilie Năstase		 6–4, 5–7, 7–6
Loss 6. 1976 Palm Springs, US Hard Erik van Dillen Colin Dibley
Sandy Mayer		 4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss 7. 1976 Düsseldorf, Germany Clay Bob Carmichael Wojtek Fibak
Karl Meiler		 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 4. 1976 Maui, US Hard Allan Stone Dick Stockton
Roscoe Tanner		 6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 8. 1977 Johannesburg WCT, South Africa Hard Peter Fleming Bob Lutz
Stan Smith		 3–6, 5–7, 7–6, 6–7
Win 5. 1978 Palm Springs, US Hard Roscoe Tanner Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan		 6–4, 6–4
Win 6. 1978 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Peter Fleming Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan		 6–3, 7–6
Loss 9. 1979 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Ilie Năstase Colin Dowdeswell
Heinz Günthardt		 3–6, 6–7
Win 7. 1979 Atlanta, US Hard Ilie Năstase Steve Docherty
Eliot Teltscher		 6–4, 6–2
Loss 10. 1980 New Orleans, US Carpet Robert Trogolo Terry Moor
Eliot Teltscher		 6–7, 1–6
Loss 11. 1980 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) Brian Gottfried Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta		 4–6, 4–6
Win 8. 1981 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Bernard Mitton Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan		 7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Loss 12. 1981 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Andrew Pattison Heinz Günthardt
Balázs Taróczy		 0–6, 2–6

References
  1. "Raymond Moore: Indian Wells CEO steps down amid outrage over sexist remarks". The Guardian. 22 March 2016.
  2. "Indian Wells CEO Raymond Moore resigns after remarks drew outrage". ESPN. 22 March 2016.
  3. "Indian Wells CEO Raymond Moore quits after 'sexist' comments". BBC Sport. 22 March 2016.
  4. Kim McCauley (20 March 2016). "Indian Wells CEO Raymond Moore goes on sexist rant about 'lady players' in tennis". SBNation.
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