Mel Baleson

Mel Baleson

Country (sports)	South Africa
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Singles
Career record	6–13
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	Q3 (1970)
Wimbledon	Q2 (1969)
Doubles
Career record	2–3
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (1970)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (1968, 1970)

Mel Baleson is a South African former professional tennis player.

A native of Johannesburg, Baleson featured in doubles main draws at Wimbledon and played collegiate tennis for the University of Nevada, Reno. He won the WCAC singles championship as a freshman, then had a sit out his sophomore and junior seasons due to an NCAA rule change, before returning as a senior in 1974.[1][2]

Baleson and his cousin Glenn Grisillo set a Guinness World Record in 1971 for the longest continuous tennis match, at 73 hours and 25 minutes, to raise funds for the University of Nevada.[3]

References

1. Parrish, Kevin (10 August 1974). "Marathoner Mel Baleson after new tennis career". Reno Gazette-Journal.
2. Arnopole, Bill (10 May 1975). "Mel Baleson head pro at Moana West". Reno Gazette-Journal.
3. "73 Hours of Tennis - Who Won?". Oakland Tribune. 10 May 1971.

External links

• Mel Baleson at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Mel Baleson at the International Tennis Federation