The Outsider: A Memoir (37 page)

Queens Club tournament, 151

of 1972, 90–91, 93–94

of 1984, 283

of 1986, 301

Stella Artois championships (1982), 251–52, 256

Raines, Marty, 359

Ralston, Dennis, 85, 166

Ramírez, Raúl, 97, 170

Rebeuh, Bruno, 323

Rebozo, Bebe, 229

Reneberg, Richey, 324

Resnick, Ash, 138

Revson, Peter, 173, 182, 187

Richey, Cliff, 103, 205

Richie, Brenda, 287

Richie, Lionel, 287

Richmond tournament (1982), 259

Riessen, Marty, 161, 345

Riggs, Bobby, 60, 65, 140, 181, 193, 337, 338

Riggs, Larry, 65

Riklis Grand Prix event, 307

Riordan, Bill, 66, 73–74, 79, 80–83, 85, 89, 95, 104, 115, 116, 126, 128–29, 137–40, 146–49, 155, 156–59, 161–62, 165–66, 169, 174, 188–89, 192, 193

Riordan (Independent Players) circuit, 66–67, 75, 79–82, 97, 109, 355

in Baltimore (1972), 75

National Indoor Championship tournament (1969), 66–67

Roddick, Andy, 313, 373–74, 375, 376, 378

Roger-Vasselin, Christophe, 269

Roland, Gilbert, 17, 46

Rooney, Mickey, 17

Rosewall, Ken, 60, 80, 125–26, 132, 137, 159

Ross, Stanley, 357

Rostagno, Derrick, 325

Rothmans grass-court championship, 93–94

Roundtree, Joe, 219

Sabatini, Gabriela, 325

Sajak, Pat, 305

Sampras, Pete, 320, 324

San Francisco tournament (1982), 260

Scanlon, Bill, 278

Schapers, Michiel, 329

Scheinberg, Rick, 317–18, 319

Schneider, David, 2, 104, 118–19, 122–23, 145, 268–69, 301, 302, 319, 320–21, 334, 337, 338

Schoendienst, Red, 185

Seattle tournament (1982), 260

Sedgman, Frank, 109

Segura, Pancho, 19, 45–48, 50, 51, 52, 53–55, 56–60, 62, 63–64, 65–66, 67, 68, 69, 70–71, 84, 85, 95, 102, 103, 120, 125–26, 128, 136, 138, 140, 145, 152–54, 156, 163, 175, 176–77, 180, 204, 208, 216, 286, 304–5, 385

Segura, Spencer, 51, 52, 53–54, 55–56, 57, 60–61, 62, 65, 69, 70–71, 99, 100, 104, 107, 110, 119, 121–22, 145, 165, 173, 196

Seguso, Robert, 302

Seiko Super Tennis tournament (1984), 300

Senior Tour, 33, 217

Shales, Jeremy, 298–301

Sinatra, Frank, 56, 164, 236, 289

Smith, Stan, 56, 60, 69, 80, 85, 95, 103, 345

Smythe, Pat, 239

Soffer, Donny, 269, 357

Solomon, Harold, 90, 133

South African Open (1974), 107–8

Southern California:

juniors tournament (1970), 68

men’s tournament (1970), 68

Southern Illinois tournament, 35

Sovran Bank Classic (1988), 304

Spelling, Aaron, 54

Spelling, Candy, 54

Staton, Jack, 41

Stewart, Rod, 272

Stockton, Dick, 40, 56, 103, 125, 184, 189, 195, 220–21, 244, 342

Stolle, Fred, 2, 360

Strnadová, Andrea, 325

Summerall, Pat, 330

Svensk, Deborah, 196

Swain, Gary, 349

Swayze, Patrick, 15

Talbert, Bill, 360

Tanner, Roscoe, 72, 151, 176, 182, 250, 345, 346

Taylor, Roger, 80, 98

Team Tennis, 326, 336–37, 362

Tel Aviv tournament (1981), 248

Teltscher, Eliot, 224, 230

Thompson, Al Lynch “Pop,” 5–6, 13–14, 15–16, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26–27, 28–30, 41–42, 49, 50, 51, 58, 65, 84, 87, 88, 90, 123–24, 127, 150, 292–93, 370, 377, 379

Thompson, Bertha “Two-Mom,” 12, 13–14, 16–17, 18, 20, 21–22, 25, 26, 27, 29, 36, 41, 45, 46–47, 49, 50–51, 52, 66, 78, 80, 84, 86–89, 90, 92, 94, 97, 119, 127, 153, 162, 166, 178, 246, 287, 302, 363, 377, 383

Tinling, Ted, 253–55, 256

Tiriac, Ion, 80, 81, 84

Trabert, Tony, 166, 360

Trump, Donald, 313

USLTA circuit, 78, 81

US National Championships, 17

US National Championships, Indoors (Memphis):

of 1980, 232

of 1983, 264

of 1985, 282

US Open, 4, 7, 68, 69, 78, 86, 91, 111, 136, 137, 156, 161, 162, 163, 165–66, 170, 175, 206, 207, 208, 218–19, 233, 262, 288, 321, 324, 339, 360, 374

of 1971, 94

of 1972, 96–97, 105

of 1973, 102, 105

of 1974, 105, 126–27, 128, 131–32, 140

of 1975, 101, 164, 177

of 1976, 101, 176–79

of 1978, 210, 216, 259, 355

of 1979, 226

of 1980, 27, 241–42

of 1981, 246–47

of 1982, 243, 259, 260

of 1983, 243, 275–79, 281

of 1984, 283

of 1987, 304

of 1988, 310–11, 313

of 1989, 311

of 1991, 323, 326–33, 335

of 2003, 373

of 2006, 313

US Pro Indoors, 184

of 1975, 129, 174

of 1980, 230

of 1982, 250

US Pro Tennis championships, 46, 282

of 1950, 46

of 1951, 46

of 1952, 46

of 1973, 103

US Tennis Association tournaments, Missouri Valley Section of, 39

Van Dillen, Erik, 47, 57, 65, 85, 172

Van Dyke, Dick, 240

Van Halen, Eddie, 227

Vilas, Guillermo, 23, 163, 177, 208–9, 288–89, 290, 294–97, 342, 346

Vines, Ellsworth, 54

Wallace, Marjie, 172–74, 180, 182, 184, 187–88, 213

Wayne, Aissa, 106

Wayne, John, 106

WCT circuit, 78, 79, 80, 97, 148–49, 193–95

Challenge Cup, 192

in Dallas (1980), 233

in Dallas (1984), 283

Denver tournament, 148–49, 168

St. Louis Arena semi-finals of, 191

see also
Challenge Match

WCT circuit, Toronto tournament, 186

of 1983, 264

of 1984, 283

WCT Tennis Invitational (1980), 230

Wembley:

of 1976, 180

of 1981, 3–5, 6–7, 9–11, 247, 248

Western Open tournament (1940), 17

White, Vanna, 305, 307

Wightman Cup, 93

Wilander, Mats, 278, 286

Wiley, Don, 242

Wimbledon, 4, 8–9, 73, 78, 86, 91, 93, 102, 111, 112, 115, 119, 131, 136, 145, 152, 156, 160–61, 165, 170, 189, 206, 218, 233, 252, 253, 259, 260, 262, 288, 299, 304, 320, 339, 348, 349

of 1958, 139

of 1972, 8–9, 94–96, 97

of 1973, 97–98, 105

of 1974, 105, 117, 119–21, 123, 124–27, 128, 132

of 1975, 155–59, 190

of 1976, 176, 182

of 1977, 197–205

of 1978, 210

of 1979, 226

of 1980, 124, 238–41

of 1981, 244, 246

of 1982, 254–58

of 1983, 268, 270, 273

of 1984, 281, 283

of 1985, 292

of 1986, 301

of 1987, 303, 304

of 1988, 310

of 1991, 324–25, 326, 329

of 2005, 373

of 2006, 373

Woodburn, Joel, 325

Woods, Earl, 147, 224

World Cup, 176

Wortman, Frank “Buster,” 33–34

WTT circuit, 113–14

Zoecke, Markus, 314

Photographs

Mom and Dad enjoyed a busy social life in the early days of their marriage.

My trifecta of coaches: Mom, Two-Mom, and Pancho Segura at a tournament in the 1940s. When they were younger, Pancho tried to romance Mom but faced competition from Jimmy Evert, Chrissie’s father. They both failed.

Mom striking a pose in her early teens when she was a rising star on the women’s professional circuit. Later, she coached Hollywood celebrities like Mickey Rooney and Errol Flynn.

Hitting with Mom on our homemade court in Belleville. Playing tennis left-handed was natural for me.

My older brother, Johnny, and me running moonshine in our go-cart.

Me and Johnny in our basement practicing the technique taught to us by our grandfather, Pop, a former prizefighter who once sparred with Joe Louis. “I can take a punch,” Johnny used to say proudly, neglecting to add he knew how to throw one, too.

Me and Pop. He was responsible for developing my footwork by making me jump rope every day. I can still hear him saying, “Pick up your feet, Jimmy. Just another 20 minutes.”

Johnny, Mom, and me after a tournament. Johnny loved tennis but it wasn’t his life, which allowed Mom to devote herself to my game.
(Courtesy of Art Seitz)

Mom may have made some mistakes along the way, but I knew she always had my best interests at heart.
(Courtesy of Art Seitz)

Even while cruising the Venice canals, my buddy Nasty was always on the lookout for beautiful women. Fortunately, I had one of my own at home, so I could just relax.

Nasty, my friend Gerry Goldberg, and me on the loose in Florida. This is just trouble!
(Courtesy of Art Seitz)

Nasty and me performing with the Monte Carlo philharmonic. I think I’ll keep my day job.