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General First nameArthur Louis (Art)
LastnameFoust
GenderMale
CountryUnited States of America
Date of birth1937-12-10
Place of birth, -
Date of death1987-02-13
Place of deathDallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America


About

Art Foust (1937-1987) moved to Houston with his family when he was 11 years old. He began playing tennis at 13 and went on to play at Rice Institute. After a successful tennis career at Rice where he won many of the major collegiate titles, Foust went into teaching and coaching. He was an active member of the several tennis organizations, including the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation. In 1986 he received the W.T. Caswell Service Award for outstanding service to tennis in Texas. USTA Texas established a sportsmanship award in his name.

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Archive statistics Career1954 - 1969
Tournament wins5
Matches61
Match wins30


Tournament wins 1966 - East Texas Open (Open)
1966 - Colonial Club (Local) (Amateur)
1965 - Texas Open (Open)
1965 - Colonial Club (Local) (Amateur)
1960 - Houston Open (Open)


Tournaments Southwest Championships - 1969 Waco - 1969 Texas Open - 1968 Texas Open - 1967 Dallas Invitation - 1967 Louisiana State Open - 1967 Texas Sectional Championships - 1966 East Texas Open - 1966 Fort Worth - 1966 Louisiana State Open - 1966 Colonial Club (Local) - 1966 All-American City Open - 1966 Texas Open - 1965 Fort Worth - 1965 Fort Worth Thanksgiving - 1965 Colonial Club (Local) - 1965 Louisiana State Open - 1964 Fort Worth Thanksgiving - 1964 Southeastern Invitation - 1961 River Oaks Tournament - 1960 Houston T.A.A.F - 1960 Houston Open - 1960 River Oaks Tournament - 1959 Texas Sectional Championships - 1959 Gulf States - 1959 Houston Fall Festival - 1959 Louisiana State Open - 1959 River Oaks Tournament - 1958 Texas Sectional Championships - 1958 River Oaks Tournament - 1957 Texas Sectional Championships - 1957 River Oaks Tournament - 1956 Houston Fall Festival - 1956 River Oaks Tournament - 1955 Louisiana State Championships - 1955 Houston City Championships - 1954