What is Dennis Ralston?
[[File:Top Tennis Toernooi 1969 in Amsterdam D. Ralston , aktie, Bestanddeelnr 922-4467 (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''Richard Dennis Ralston''' (July 27, 1942 – December 6, 2020) was an American professional [[tennis]] player. He was active during the 1960s and 1970s. Ralston was born in [[Bakersfield, California]]. He was coached by tennis pro [[Pancho Gonzales]]. He was the highest-ranked American player at the end of three consecutive years in the 1960s. Ralston, a [[Davis Cup]] winner with the [[United States Davis Cup team|US Davis Cup team]] in [[1963 Davis Cup|1963]], continued to serve in the team as a coach from 1968 to 1971 and as a captain from 1972 to 1975, winning the title in [[1972 Davis Cup|1972]] over [[Romania Davis Cup team|Romania]]. Ralston was honored into the [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hall of Famers – Dennis Ralston|url=https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/dennis-ralston|publisher=International Tennis Hall of Fame}}</ref> Ralston died on December 6, 2020 in [[Austin, Texas]] from [[cancer]] at the age of 78.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://wtop.com/sports/2020/12/dennis-ralston-hall-of-fame-tennis-player-dies-at-78/ |title=Dennis Ralston, Hall of Fame tennis player, dies at 78 |access-date=2020-12-07 |archive-date=2021-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117195703/https://wtop.com/sports/2020/12/dennis-ralston-hall-of-fame-tennis-player-dies-at-78/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ralston, Dennis}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:American tennis players]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Texas]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Bakersfield, California]] {{sports-bio-stub}}