# Wayne Reid > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wayne_Reid > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wayne_Reid.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Reid > Source revision: 1305110274 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Australian tennis player and sports administrator (1938–2021)}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox tennis biography |name = Wayne Reid |image = |caption = |fullname = Wayne Vivian Reid |country = Australia |residence = |birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1938|1|12}} |birth_place = [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne), Victoria |death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2021|6|30|1938|1|12}} |death_place = |height = |retired = 1967 |plays = Right-handed |careerprizemoney = |singlesrecord = |singlestitles = 0 |highestsinglesranking = |currentsinglesranking = |AustralianOpenresult = 3R ([1961](/source/1961_Australian_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)) |AustralianOpenjuniorresult = |AustralianOpenseniorresult = |Wimbledonresult = 2R ([1958](/source/1958_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)) |Wimbledonjuniorresult = |Wimbledonseniorresult = |Othertournaments = |MastersCupresult = |doublesrecord = |doublestitles = |highestdoublesranking = |currentdoublesranking = |AustralianOpenDoublesresult = SF (1961) |AustralianOpenDoublesjuniorresult = |AustralianOpenDoublesseniorresult = |WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (1962) |WimbledonDoublesjuniorresult = |WimbledonDoublesseniorresult = |OthertournamentsDoubles = |MastersCupDoublesresult = |Mixed = yes |mixedrecord = |mixedtitles = |AustralianOpenMixedresult = 2R (1957) |FrenchOpenMixedresult = |WimbledonMixedresult = 2R (1958, 1962) |USOpenMixedresult = }} '''Wayne Vivian Reid''' [OBE](/source/Order_of_the_British_Empire) (12 January 1938 – 30 June 2021{{Cite web|url=https://tributes.theage.com.au/obituaries/412911/wayne-vivian-obe-reid/|title = WAYNE VIVIAN OBE REID Death Notice - Melbourne, Victoria | the Age}}) was a [tennis](/source/tennis) player and sports administrator who was president of the [Lawn Tennis Association of Australia](/source/Lawn_Tennis_Association_of_Australia) (LTAA), the [Melbourne Football Club](/source/Melbourne_Football_Club), the Asian Tennis Circuit, the [Confederation of Australian Sport](/source/Confederation_of_Australian_Sport), the International Assembly of National Confederations of Sports and was a founding director of the [Australian Institute of Sport](/source/Australian_Institute_of_Sport). == Early life == Reid was born in [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne), Victoria, on 12 January 1938.[http://www.tennisarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=4791 "Wayne V. Reid"]. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 9 August 2010. Reid was educated at [Wesley College](/source/Wesley_College%2C_Melbourne) in Melbourne.[http://www.wesleycollege.net/resources/wesleysport.pdf "A Brief History of Wesley College Sport"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203145517/http://www.wesleycollege.net/resources/WesleySport.pdf |date=3 December 2008 }}. Wesley College. Retrieved 9 August 2010. While at Wesley, Reid won the Victorian schoolboys singles and doubles tennis championships. == Tennis == === Player === Reid, a right-handed player,[http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Re/W/Wayne-Reid.aspx "Wayne Reid"]. ATP World Tour. 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010. played his whole career as an amateur. Reid's most notable display as a player came when he defeated tennis legend [Rod Laver](/source/Rod_Laver) at the [South Australian Open](/source/South_Australian_Open) in 1960.[https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/wayne-reid/ "Wayne Reid"]. Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 September 2020. Reid played in the [Australian Open](/source/Australian_Open) five times, in [1958](/source/1958_Australian_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles), [1959](/source/1959_Australian_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles), [1961](/source/1961_Australian_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles), [1965](/source/1965_Australian_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles) and [1967](/source/1967_Australian_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles); his best performance was reaching the third round in 1961, when he was seeded seventh. That year he also entered the doubles with [Christian Kuhnke](/source/Christian_Kuhnke); they reached the semi-finals before being defeated by the eventual champions, Laver and [Bob Mark](/source/Bob_Mark).{{cite web|title=Results Archive – 1961 Men's Doubles|url=http://www.ausopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1961_MD_S.html|publisher=Australian Open|accessdate=10 July 2016}} He travelled overseas only twice in his playing career, both times to play at [Wimbledon](/source/Wimbledon_Championships). He reached the second round in both [1958](/source/1958_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles) and [1962](/source/1962_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles), losing to the eventual runner-up, [Martin Mulligan](/source/Martin_Mulligan), in the latter. While he was in Europe in 1958 to play at Wimbledon he also played in Spain, at the [Torneo Godó](/source/1958_Torneo_God%C3%B3), where he was knocked out in the third round by the eventual champion, [Sven Davidson](/source/Sven_Davidson). Reid retired from championship tennis shortly after his 22nd birthday in order to focus on his business interests. He did, however, play in two more Australian Opens after his retirement. === Administrator === Reid became president of the [Lawn Tennis Association of Australia](/source/Lawn_Tennis_Association_of_Australia) (LTAA) in 1969,[http://www.tennisaustralia.com.au/Pages/image.aspx?assetid=RDM39386.4754832755 "TA's Historical Timeline"]. Tennis Australia. 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2010. at the age of just 31. Because of his youth, Reid was able to bridge the generational gap between the officials and the players, which was considered especially important at the time, as 1969 was the first year of [Open tennis](/source/Open_tennis). He successfully negotiated the transition from amateur to professional tennis and has been praised for his forward and progressive thinking, an example of which was the introduction of sponsorship to Australian tennis. His tenure as president is considered to be successful; he founded the Australian Davis Cup Tennis Foundation and the Asian Tennis Circuit, of which he was the inaugural chairman, and left the LTAA $367,000 better off than when he took on the presidency. Reid resigned as president in 1977. == Australian rules football == Having only been elected to the Board of the [Melbourne Football Club](/source/Melbourne_Football_Club) in October 1978, Reid was a surprise selection to replace the retiring [John Mitchell](/source/John_Mitchell_(administrator)) as president of the club in November.Phillips, Steven (21 November 1978). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xEsQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fZIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5722,2867246&dq=phil-rhoden+melbourne&hl=en "Reid to be top Demon"]. ''The Age''. Retrieved 9 August 2010. One of the first actions of Reid's new Board was to sack coach [Dennis Jones](/source/Dennis_Jones_(Australian_footballer)), who had been in the position for only a year.Sheahan, Michael (29 November 1978). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y0sQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fZIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4863,6762931&dq=melbourne+demons "Demons coach to be axed?"]. ''The Age''. Retrieved 9 August 2010. He appointed [Carl Ditterich](/source/Carl_Ditterich) as captain-coach to replace Jones. Reid held the position of president for two years, until he resigned at the end of the 1980 season and [Billy Snedden](/source/Billy_Snedden) took over the presidency. Reid was approached by five clubs to contest the 1988 election for president of the [Victorian Football League](/source/Australian_Football_League), but he decided against running after learning that [Allen Aylett](/source/Allen_Aylett), who became president, was intending to run. == Further presidencies == He was also the inaugural president of the [Confederation of Australian Sport](/source/Confederation_of_Australian_Sport), a position he held for eight years. In March 1981 he was elected president of the International Assembly of National Confederations of Sports, a position he also held for eight years.Perkin, Corrie (27 March 1981). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gQARAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZZIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4488,5132806&dq=melbourne-football-club&hl=en "Reid reaches top in international sports"]. ''The Age''. Retrieved 9 August 2010. Reid was also a founding director of the [Australian Institute of Sport](/source/Australian_Institute_of_Sport) and was a member of the Australian Federal Government Sports Advisory Council. == Honours == Reid was made an [Officer of the Order of the British Empire](/source/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire) (OBE) for his service to tennis administration in 1977 and inducted into the [Sport Australia Hall of Fame](/source/Sport_Australia_Hall_of_Fame) in 1989. He was also made a life member of Tennis Australia. The Wayne Reid Cup is named after Reid and is awarded for a five-day Australian under-16s event, held annually in Perth in the lead up to the [Hopman Cup](/source/Hopman_Cup) event.[http://www.tennisaustralia.com.au/pages/default.aspx?id=4&pageId=3276 "Reid Cup"]. Tennis Australia. Retrieved 9 August 2010. == References == {{Reflist}} {{s-start}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box | title = President of the [Melbourne Football Club](/source/Melbourne_Football_Club) | before = [John Mitchell](/source/John_Mitchell_(administrator)) | after = [Billy Snedden](/source/Billy_Snedden) | years = 1979–1980}} {{s-end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Wayne}} Category:1938 births Category:2021 deaths Category:Tennis players from Melbourne Category:Melbourne Football Club presidents Category:Australian male tennis players Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire Category:Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees Category:People educated at Wesley College (Victoria) Category:Sportsmen from Victoria (state) Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Wayne Reid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Reid) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Reid?action=history)). 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