Keith Edward Diepraam (born 11 September 1942) is a retired South African male tennis player.

Diepraam started playing tennis at age 15 when he went to Glenwood High School in Durban, South Africa.[1]

In 1964 he was runner–up to countryman Cliff Drysdale at the Stuttgart tournament.

Between 1964 and 1966 Diepraam played seven ties for the South African Davis Cup team and compiled a record of 20 wins and 12 losses. In 1965 and 1966 South Africa reached the final of the Europe zone but lost to Spain and West Germany respectively.[2]

After his playing career he became a tennis coach and took a coaching position in Midland, Texas, USA in 1973. In 1990 he became the personal coach of Wayne Ferreira.[3][4]

In 2009 he was inducted into the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hall of Fame". Texas Tennis Museum and Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Davis Cup – Player Profile". International Tennis Federation (ITF).
  3. ^ Dale Robertson (21 May 2009). "Tennis Notebook: Sugar Creek club pro heading home". Houston Chronicle.
  4. ^ "Ferreira Works at Growing Up". The New York Times. 7 November 1992.
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