Country (sports) | ![]() |
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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 a 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
[edit]- ^ Parrish, Kevin (10 August 1974). "Marathoner Mel Baleson after new tennis career". Reno Gazette-Journal.
- ^ Arnopole, Bill (10 May 1975). "Mel Baleson head pro at Moana West". Reno Gazette-Journal.
- ^ "73 Hours of Tennis - Who Won?". Oakland Tribune. 10 May 1971.