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Adrian Bey
Adrian Bey (May 16, 1938 – July 2, 2019) was a Rhodesian-born American professional tennis player. Bey was born and raised in Salisbury, Rhodesia and attended Prince Edward School.[1] Debuting on the international tour in the late 1950s, Bey was a member of the inaugural Rhodesia Davis Cup team and featured in a total of five ties in the competition. Bey won eight closed championships in Rhodesia and was the country's 1963 Sportsman of the Year.[2] In 1960, Bey won the Worcestershire Championships on grass at Malvern, defeating Alan Mills in the semifinal and Reynaldo Garrido in a close final. He twice made the round of 16 at the Wimbledon Championships, including in 1963 when he was beaten in four sets by second-seed Manuel Santana.[3] In 1965, Bey won the Rhodesian International Championships defeating Gordon Forbes in the final in a close five set match. In the 1970s he immigrated to the United States and worked in Texas as a tennis pro for many years, living there until his death in 2019. He was a 2010 inductee in the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame.[4] See alsoReferences
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