Willem Prinsloo

Willem Petrus Odendaal Prinsloo (25 February 1954 – 27 June 2018) was a South African tennis player.^[1][2]

Willem Prinsloo

Country (sports)	South Africa
Born	(1954-02-25)25 February 1954
Died	27 June 2018(2018-06-27) (aged 64)
Singles
Career record	13–32
Highest ranking	No. 81 (2 July 1977)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	1R (1977)
Wimbledon	1R (1977)
US Open	2R (1977, 1978)
Doubles
Career record	7–32
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	1R (1977)
Wimbledon	1R (1977)
US Open	2R (1978)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	3R (1974)
US Open	1R (1977)

Tennis career

During his career, Prinsloo participated at the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. His best singles performance at a Grand Slam was reaching the second round at the 1977 and 1978 US Open.^[3]

On the Grand Prix circuit he reached the quarter-finals at the 1976 South African Open before losing to the eventual champion, Harold Solomon. On the Challenger Tour he reached the final at the Raleigh Challenger, losing to Mike Cahill. He achieved career-high world rankings of No.81 in singles during July 1977.^[4]