Rory Chappell

{{short description|South African tennis player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Rory Chappell | image = | fullname = Rory Chappell | country_represented = {{flag|South Africa|1928}} | birth_date = {{birth date|1959|1|13|df=yes}} | birth_place = Johannesburg, South Africa | death_date = {{death date and age|2014|8|14|1959|1|13|df=yes}} | death_place = Johannesburg, South Africa | plays = Left-handed | careerprizemoney = | singlesrecord = 8–13 | singlestitles = 0 | highestsinglesranking = No. 195 (2 January 1984) | Wimbledonresult = 1R (1977) | doublesrecord = 3–17 | doublestitles = | highestdoublesranking = | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1977, 1981, 1982) | WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (1981) }} '''Rory Chappell''' (13 January 1959 - 14 August 2014) was a South African professional tennis player.

A left-handed player from Johannesburg, Chappell reached a career best singles ranking of 195 in the world and qualified for the main draw of the 1977 Wimbledon Championships.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wimbledon |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/wimbledon/gbr/1977/m-sl-gbr-01a-1977/ |website=www.itftennis.com}}</ref>

Chappell died in 2014 at Rosebank Primary School in Johannesburg, where he worked as a tennis coach. He was 55 years of age.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rory Chappell dies aged 55 |url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Tennis/Rory-Chappell-dies-aged-55-20140814 |work=News24 |date=14 August 2014}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{ATP}} * {{ITF}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chappell, Rory}} Category:1959 births Category:2014 deaths Category:South African male tennis players Category:Tennis players from Johannesburg Category:20th-century South African sportsmen