Raymond Moore (tennis)

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:

"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."

Career finals

Doubles (8 titles, 13 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 1969	Toronto, Canada	Clay	Template:Flagicon Butch Buchholz	Template:Flagicon Ron Holmberg Template:Flagicon John Newcombe	3–6, 6–4
Loss	0–2	Jan 1971	Auckland, New Zealand	Grass	Template:Flagicon Brian Fairlie	Template:Flagicon Bob Carmichael Template:Flagicon Ray Ruffels	3–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss	0–3	Jun 1973	London/Queen's Club, UK	Grass	Template:Flagicon Ray Keldie	Template:Flagicon Tom Okker Template:Flagicon Marty Riessen	4–6, 5–7
Loss	0–4	Sep 1973	Aptos, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Onny Parun	Template:Flagicon Jeff Austin Template:Flagicon Fred McNair	2–6, 1–6
Loss	0–5	Mar 1974	Palm Desert, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Onny Parun	Template:Flagicon Jan Kodeš Template:Flagicon Vladimír Zedník	4–6, 4–6
Win	1–5	Apr 1974	Tokyo WCT, Japan	Hard	Template:Flagicon Onny Parun	Template:Flagicon Juan Gisbert Sr. Template:Flagicon Roger Taylor	4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win	2–5	Nov 1974	Vienna, Austria	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Andrew Pattison	Template:Flagicon Bob Hewitt Template:Flagicon Frew McMillan	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Loss	2–6	Apr 1975	Tucson, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Dennis Ralston	Template:Flagicon William Brown Template:Flagicon Raúl Ramírez	6–2, 6–7, 4–6
Win	3–6	Aug 1975	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Template:Flagicon Cliff Drysdale	Template:Flagicon Jan Kodeš Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase	6–4, 5–7, 7–6
Loss	3–7	Mar 1976	Palm Springs, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Erik van Dillen	Template:Flagicon Colin Dibley Template:Flagicon Sandy Mayer	4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss	3–8	May 1976	Düsseldorf, Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Bob Carmichael	Template:Flagicon Wojciech Fibak Template:Flagicon Karl Meiler	4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win	4–8	Oct 1976	Maui, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Allan Stone	Template:Flagicon Dick Stockton Template:Flagicon Roscoe Tanner	6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	4–9	Dec 1977	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Template:Flagicon Peter Fleming	Template:Flagicon Bob Lutz Template:Flagicon Stan Smith	3–6, 5–7, 7–6, 6–7
Win	5–9	Feb 1978	Palm Springs, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Roscoe Tanner	Template:Flagicon Bob Hewitt Template:Flagicon Frew McMillan	6–4, 6–4
Win	6–9	Dec 1978	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Template:Flagicon Peter Fleming	Template:Flagicon Bob Hewitt Template:Flagicon Frew McMillan	6–3, 7–6
Loss	6–10	Apr 1979	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase	Template:Flagicon Colin Dowdeswell Template:Flagicon Heinz Günthardt	3–6, 6–7
Win	7–10	Sep 1979	Atlanta, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase	Template:Flagicon Steve Docherty Template:Flagicon Eliot Teltscher	6–4, 6–2
Loss	7–11	Apr 1980	New Orleans, US	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Robert Trogolo	Template:Flagicon Terry Moor Template:Flagicon Eliot Teltscher	6–7, 1–6
Loss	7–12	Nov 1980	Paris Indoor, France	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Brian Gottfried	Template:Flagicon Paolo Bertolucci Template:Flagicon Adriano Panatta	4–6, 4–6
Win	8–12	Apr 1981	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Template:Flagicon Bernard Mitton	Template:Flagicon Bob Hewitt Template:Flagicon Frew McMillan	7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Loss	8–13	Jul 1981	Hilversum, Netherlands	Clay	Template:Flagicon Andrew Pattison	Template:Flagicon Heinz Günthardt Template:Flagicon Balázs Taróczy	0–6, 2–6

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