{{short description|British tennis player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Use British English|date=October 2011}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Robin Drysdale | image = | country = {{GBR}} | residence = Fulham, London, UK | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1952|9|18}} | birth_place = Dedham, Essex, UK | height = {{convert|1.89|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | turnedpro = | retired = | plays = Right-handed | careerprizemoney = | singlesrecord = 31–73 | singlestitles = 0 | highestsinglesranking = No. 60 (6 March 1978) | AustralianOpenresult = QF (1977<sup>Dec</sup>) | FrenchOpenresult = 1R (1977, 1978) | Wimbledonresult = 2R (1975, 1978) | USOpenresult = 2R (1978) | doublesrecord = 57–72 | doublestitles = 1 | highestdoublesranking = No. 300 (2 January 1984) | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1976, 1977) | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = | WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1976) | USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1978) }}
'''Robin Drysdale''' (born 18 September 1952) is a former professional tennis player from Great Britain.<ref>{{cite news |title=Robin Drysdale Puts Out No 5 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/750611738 |work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London |date=24 December 1977}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Wild card' Robin trumps Gorman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/722000913 |work=Evening Standard|location=London |date=13 November 1979}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Drysdale is swept aside |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/784932280 |work=The Birmingham Post |date=16 November 1979}}</ref>
A native of Dedham, Essex, Drysdale is well known for being a quarterfinalist at the December edition of the 1977 Australian Open.<ref>[http://www.tennistalk.com/en/player/statistics/Robin_Drysdale Robin Drydale's Statistics]</ref>
==Career finals== ===Singles (1 runner-up)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" !style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:120px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:130px"|Opponent !style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 0–1 | Mar 1978 | Lagos, Nigeria | Clay | {{flagicon|SWE}} Kjell Johansson | 8–9, 3–6 |}
===Doubles (1 title, 2 runner-ups)===
{|class="sortable wikitable" !style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:120px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:130px"|Partner !style="width:130px"|Opponents !style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1–0 | Aug 1978 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Van Winitsky | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Fishbach <br> {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Bernard Mitton | 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1–1 | Mar 1979 | Nancy, France | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Jarrett | {{flagicon|FRG}} Klaus Eberhard <br> {{flagicon|FRG}} Karl Meiler | 6–4, 6–7, 3–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1–2 | Sep 1979 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|GBR}} John Feaver | {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Carlos Kirmayr <br /> {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Cássio Motta | 6–7, 4–6 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{ATP}} * {{ITF}}
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