Raymond J. "Ray" Moore (born 24 August 1946) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.
In June 1966 he won the East Gloucestershire Championships at Cheltenham on grass, defeating Tom Okker and Dick Crealy in the final two rounds.
In May 1969, Moore won the West Berlin Open Championships, defeating Arthur Ashe and Cliff Drysdale in close five-set matches.
During his career he won eight doubles titles in the Open Era alone, finishing runner-up an additional 12 times in Open Era 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.
In 1981, Moore 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 22 March 2016, Moore resigned as CEO of the Indian Wells Masters tennis tournament, after drawing outrage over his remarks about the roles of women in tennis:[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, 13 runner-ups)
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1969 | Toronto, Canada | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jan 1971 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Jun 1973 | London/Queen's Club, UK | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–4 | Sep 1973 | Aptos, US | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–5 | Mar 1974 | Palm Desert, US | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–5 | Apr 1974 | Tokyo WCT, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 2–5 | Nov 1974 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–6 | Apr 1975 | Tucson, US | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 3–6 | Aug 1975 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, 7–6 |
Loss | 3–7 | Mar 1976 | Palm Springs, US | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 3–8 | May 1976 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Win | 4–8 | Oct 1976 | Maui, US | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–9 | Dec 1977 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7, 7–6, 6–7 |
Win | 5–9 | Feb 1978 | Palm Springs, US | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 6–9 | Dec 1978 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 6–10 | Apr 1979 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7 |
Win | 7–10 | Sep 1979 | Atlanta, US | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 7–11 | Apr 1980 | New Orleans, US | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 7–12 | Nov 1980 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 8–12 | Apr 1981 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 8–13 | Jul 1981 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 2–6 |
References
- ^ "Raymond Moore: Indian Wells CEO steps down amid outrage over sexist remarks". The Guardian. London. 22 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Indian Wells CEO Raymond Moore resigns after remarks drew outrage". ESPN. 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Indian Wells CEO Raymond Moore quits after 'sexist' comments". BBC Sport. 22 March 2016.
- ^ Kim McCauley (20 March 2016). "Indian Wells CEO Raymond Moore goes on sexist rant about 'lady players' in tennis". SBNation.
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