David Lloyd
English tennis player and entrepreneur
David Alan Lloyd (born 3 January 1948) is an English former professional tennis player and entrepreneur. He founded the fitness and leisure business David Lloyd Leisure in 1982.2
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Born Jan 3, 1948.1
About
He was born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. He and his younger brother John Lloyd became two of the most successful British tennis players throughout the 1970s and 1980s. David captained the British Davis Cup team and was active in the Lawn Tennis Association.
For a short time he was chairman of Hull City A.F.C. and Hull FC.
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Companies
- David Lloyd LeisureFounder8
Career
Occupation: tennis player.4
- Date not recordedFounded David Lloyd Leisure3
Tennis career
David Lloyd grew up in Westcliff-on-Sea near Southend and began playing tennis at Westcliff Hard LTC, where his parents were members, together with his brothers Tony and John.
In 1965 he won both singles and doubles titles at the British Junior championships held at Wimbledon and the following year was runner up in the junior singles (losing in the final to future rugby star J. P. R. Williams). In 1972, he reached the last 32 at Wimbledon, losing to Australian former world No. 1, John Newcombe.
He was a member of Great Britain's Davis Cup squad between 1972 and 1974, and again between 1976 and 1980, and in 1978, was part of the first British team to reach the final since 1937. In 1976, he and his brother John won a doubles title in London.
He retired from professional tennis in 1981, having attained a career-high of No. 128 in the world singles rankings (September 1973) and 40 in the world doubles ranking (August 1977).
He was appointed British Davis Cup captain in 1995 and went on to work in the Lawn Tennis Association, and coached Tim Henman.
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Property and other businesses
Following the sale of the leisure business, Lloyd developed the Sugar Hill Resort in Barbados.
Lloyd was later involved in the development of an estate in Phuket, Thailand and the building of a villa near Marbella in Spain.
In May 2007, Lloyd bought the collection of artist Willard Wigan, estimated to be valued at £11.2 million.
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Personal life
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- 1WikidataDavid Lloyd on Wikidata
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