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British sports journalist (1927?1983)
David Gray
(31 December 1927 ? 6 September 1983) was a British sports journalist and editor who became a tennis administrator.
After graduating in English from the
University of Birmingham
, Gray worked for the
Wolverhampton Express and Star
, the
Northern Daily Telegraph
and the News Chronicle. In 1954 he joined
The Guardian
newspaper, then still called
The Manchester Guardian
, where he initially worked as a general reporter in Birmingham. He covered local elections and was a theatre critique. Gray was appointed as a tennis writer in 1956 when he volunteered to cover a tennis tournament in the north of England.
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He became a sports editor for
The Guardian
in 1961.
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In his writings Gray advocated the abolition of amateur tennis and the introduction of the open era. He became the Secretary General of the
International Tennis Federation
(ITF) under
Philippe Chatrier
in 1976 and held the position until his death in 1983.
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In that role he was involved in the reorganization of the
Davis Cup
and the reintroduction of tennis at the Olympic Games and contributed to the worldwide reach of the sport.
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In 1985 he was posthumously inducted into the
International Tennis Hall of Fame
as a contributor.
[4]
The
Women’s Tennis Association
established the David Gray Service Award in his honor.
[4]
In 1988 a collection of his articles,
Shades of Gray
, was published, edited by
Lance Tingay
.
He was married to Margaret and they had four children.
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