James Russell (Jim)
Parker
Male
United States of America
1943-03-06
St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
An inductee of four halls of fame, including induction into the Rice Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997, Jimmy Parker made his mark on the tennis court while at Rice and after graduation. He earned a B.A. in political science in 1965 and continued his education at the University of Texas at Austin, receiving an M.A. in 1968. The winner of more than 80 U.S. Tennis Association National Championships and 14 International Tennis Federation World Championships, Parker played the first match of the Open Era at the 1968 U.S. Open. He was the winner of 11 U.S. Professional Tennis Association national championships and has been ranked No. 1 in the International Tennis Federation World Senior Rankings five times. A former
U.S. Davis Cup player, Parker was also a member of World Championship U.S. Dubler, Perry, Austria and Von Cramm
Cup teams.
1957 - 1977
22
236
157
1976 - USPTA Championships (Professional)
1975 - Beaumont Labor Day (Open)
1971 - Spartanburg Invitation (Open)
1971 - Middle Atlantic Championships (Open)
1971 - Wilson Invitation (Open)
1970 - Air Training Command (Open)
1968 - St. Louis District (Open)
1968 - British Columbia Championship (Open)
1968 - Heart of America (Open)
1968 - Missouri Valley Championships (Open)
1967 - Texas Open (Open)
1967 - Dwight Davis Memorial (Open)
1967 - Permian Basin Invitation (Amateur)
1967 - Fort Worth Thanksgiving (Open)
1966 - Martin Kennedy Invitation (Open)
1966 - Permian Basin Invitation (Amateur)
1966 - Corpus Christi Thanksgiving Tourney (Open)
1966 - Texas Sectional Championships (Open)
1966 - Missouri Valley Championships (Open)
1964 - Houston Fall Festival (Open)
1963 - Corpus Christi Thanksgiving Tourney (Open)
1961 - Dwight Davis Memorial (Open)
Poule
Ben McKown 1 *
Jim Parker
6-4
4-6
6-4
Poule
Jim Parker 1 *
Mark Turpin
6-4
6-2
Poule
Jim Parker 1 *
Randy Crawford
4-6
6-1
6-4
Round 2
Jim Parker 1 *
Tom Abercrombie
6-2
6-0
Round 3
Jim Parker 1 *
Bob Sprengelmeyer
6-3
6-1
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Zdravko Mincek
6-2
6-1
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Pancho Walthall
6-2
6-4
Final
Jim Parker 1 *
Thomas (Tom) Mozur
6-3
4-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
Gene Scott 1 *
Jim Parker
4-6
7-6
6-3
Final
Jim Parker 1 *
Brad Coleman
6-2
4-6
6-3
Round 2
Jim Parker 1 *
Bobby Webb
7-5
7-5
Round 3
Jim Parker 1 *
Mike Sprengelmeyer
6-1
6-2
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
George Amaya
7-5
6-2
Semifinals
Billy Higgins 1 *
Jim Parker
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Jim Parker 1 *
Fritz Schunck
0-2
ret.
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Robert H. (Bob) Stock
6-1
6-2
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Steve Faulk
6-0
6-0
Round 3
Jim Parker 1 *
George Amaya
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Ian Crookenden
7-6
3-6
6-4
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Eugene (Gene) Russo
w.o.
Final
Pancho Walthall 1 *
Jim Parker
5-7
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Jim Parker 1 *
Mike Powers
6-2
5-7
6-2
Round 2
Jim Parker 1 *
George Taylor
6-2
6-0
Round 3
Jim Parker 1 *
Bill Bowrey
6-4
2-6
6-2
Round 3
Jim Parker 1 *
Mike Sprengelmeyer
6-7
6-1
6-2
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Pancho Walthall
6-2
6-7
6-1
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
William (Bill) Tym
6-3
7-6
Final
Zdravko Mincek 1 *
Jim Parker
6-7
6-0
7-5
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Ricky D. (Dick) Knight
6-7
6-4
7-5
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Ian Crookenden
6-1
6-2
Final
Butch Seewagen 1 *
Jim Parker
7-6
7-6
Quarterfinals
Robert C. (Bob) Brien 1 *
Jim Parker
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Bill Matyastik 1 *
Jim Parker
6-3
3-6
6-4
Round 3
Jim Parker 1 *
Ian Crookenden
6-2
6-3
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
William (Bill) Lofgren
6-2
6-3
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Zdravko Mincek
4-6
6-1
7-6
Final
Luis Ayala 1 *
Jim Parker
3-6
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Jim Parker 1 *
Steven James (Steve) Tidball
4-6
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Jim Parker 1 *
Bill Durham
6-7
6-1
7-6
Round 3
Chip Fisher 1 *
Jim Parker
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Zdravko Mincek
6-2
6-1
Semifinals
Grover E. (Raz) Reid 1 *
Jim Parker
6-1
6-3
Round 1
Armistead C. Neely 1 *
Jim Parker
2-6
6-3
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Billy Higgins
6-4
6-4
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Ian Crookenden
6-2
2-6
6-1
Final
Jim Parker 1 *
Grover E. (Raz) Reid
2-6
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Peter Burwash
6-0
6-2
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Frederick Drilling
6-0
6-1
Final
Jim Parker 1 *
Bobby Heald
6-3
6-3
3-6
6-0
Preliminary Round
Jim Parker 1 *
Jan Kukal
5-6
ret.
Round 1
Jaime Fillol Sr. 1 *
Jim Parker
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Georges Goven 1 *
Jim Parker
6-3
2-6
6-3
Round 2
Jim Parker 1 *
Rick W. Fisher
7-6
6-3
Round 3
Franklin D. (F.D.) Robbins 1 *
Jim Parker
7-6
4-6
6-3
Final
Jim Parker 1 *
Norman Chambers
6-3
6-1
Round 1
Jim Parker 1 *
Eugene (Gene) Russo
7-5
6-0
Round 2
Eddie Dibbs 1 *
Jim Parker
4-6
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Mike Estep 1 *
Jim Parker
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Jim Parker 1 *
Pancho Walthall
6-2
4-6
6-2
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Terry Ryan
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Norman J. Holmes 1 *
Jim Parker
1-6
6-2
6-3
Round 3
Steve Faulk 1 *
Jim Parker
1-6
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Karl Haase
6-1
6-2
6-2
Final
Jim Parker 1 *
Brian Cheney
8-6
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Ken Rosewall 1 *
Jim Parker
6-3
6-3
6-4
Final
Jim Parker 1 *
William (Bill) Tym
11-9
8-6
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
David W. (Dave) Snyder
6-3
6-1
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Francisco (Pacho) Castillo
6-3
6-3
Final
Jim Parker 1 *
Federico (Fritz) Gildemeister
6-3
6-1
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Steve G. Messmer
6-1
6-4
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Terry L. Neudecker
4-6
6-3
6-4
Final
William (Bill) Tym 1 *
Jim Parker
1-6
6-3
7-5
Round 1
Jim Parker 1 *
Ivon Savy
6-2
6-0
Round 2
Jim Parker 1 *
Graham Stilwell
6-2
6-0
Round 3
J. Francisco (Pancho) Guzman 1 *
Jim Parker
6-3
10-8
Round 3
Jim Parker 1 *
Todd Ballinger
6-0
6-3
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Patricio Cornejo
10-12
6-1
6-3
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Robert (Bob) Alloo
6-3
6-3
Final
Jim Parker 1 *
Ingo Buding
6-8
3-6
6-0
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Jim Parker 1 *
Marcello De La Serna
6-4
10-8
Round 3
Danny O'Bryant 1 *
Jim Parker
6-4
6-4
Round 3
Jim Parker 1 *
Donald (Don) Russell
6-4
6-4
Round 4
Mike Estep 1 *
Jim Parker
10-8
3-6
9-7
Round 1
Jim Parker 1 *
Frank Froehling III
6-2
3-6
9-7
Semifinals
Ron Holmberg 1 *
Jim Parker
6-2
6-2
Round 3
Jim Parker 1 *
Laurence Becker
6-3
6-1
Round 4
Jim Parker 1 *
Mike Sprengelmeyer
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Thomas (Tom) Mozur
6-3
7-5
Semifinals
Richard Walthall 1 *
Jim Parker
4-6
6-1
6-4
Round 3
Jim Parker 1 *
Joseph (Joe) Brandi
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Terry L. Neudecker
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Peter D. van Lingen
4-6
6-3
7-5
Final
Cliff Richey 1 *
Jim Parker
6-4
6-4
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
William Papin (Bill) Heinbecker
6-2
6-3
Final
Jim Parker 1 *
Rodney (Rod) Susman
6-3
3-6
6-1
Round 3
Jim Parker 1 *
Brian Wilkinson
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Eduardo Guell
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
Sherwood Stewart 1 *
Jim Parker
0-1
ret.
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Donald (Don) Walraven
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Arthur Louis (Art) Foust
6-2
6-2
Final
Jim Parker 1 *
Ronald W. (Ronnie) Fisher
9-7
4-6
6-4
Round 2
Jim Parker 1 *
Bohn Smith
6-4
6-1
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Danny O'Bryant
6-1
6-1
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Gerry Perry Jr.
6-3
6-2
Final
Jim Parker 1 *
Colin Robertson
6-3
6-2
Round 2
Jim Parker 1 *
Richard Reilly
6-1
6-1
Round 3
Pekka Saila 1 *
Jim Parker
6-4
1-6
7-5
Final
Jim Parker 1 *
Jerry Johnson
6-2
6-3
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Gene Land
6-1
6-1
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Jim Burns
6-2
6-2
Final
Frank Conner 1 *
Jim Parker
6-3
6-4
Round 3
Jim Parker 1 *
Marcello De La Serna
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
John Edmond
6-2
6-1
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Graham B. Primrose
6-3
6-2
Final
Jim Parker 1 *
Cliff Price
6-3
6-1
Round 3
Jim Parker 1 *
Charles (Chuck) Alloo
4-6
6-3
6-0
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Dale Miller
6-1
6-1
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Bill Brown
2-6
9-7
6-3
Final
Jim Parker 1 *
Robert (Bob) Alloo
7-5
6-2
Round 1
Jim Parker 1 *
William (Bill) Fort
3-6
6-1
6-1
Round 3
Jim Parker 1 *
Robert E. (Bob) McKinley
6-0
6-0
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Ed Grubb
4-6
6-4
6-0
Semifinals
Rodney (Rod) Susman 1 *
Jim Parker
6-4
11-9
5-7
6-4
Round 4
Jim Parker 1 *
George Taylor
?
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Larry Eichenbaum
6-1
6-0
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Arthur Louis (Art) Foust
6-3
6-4
Final
Jim Parker 1 *
Mike Estep
6-1
6-4
Round 3
Jim Parker 1 *
Ramiro Benavides
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
Sherwood Stewart 1 *
Jim Parker
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Jim Parker 1 *
Jim McCabe
6-4
6-2
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Brian Wilkinson
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Lamar Roemer
6-4
6-0
Final
Jim Parker 1 *
Vicente Zarazua
7-9
6-1
6-2
Final
Jim Parker 1 *
Jerry Johnson
6-3
6-4
Round 3
Jim Parker 1 *
Tabor Browder
6-4
6-2
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Al Driscole
6-2
6-0
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Jaime Subirats
8-6
6-1
Final
Jim Parker 1 *
Gene Land
6-2
6-1
Round 1
Bob Hewitt 1 *
Jim Parker
6-3
6-1
6-0
Round 1
Abe Segal 1 *
Jim Parker
6-4
6-1
Round 2
Ingo Buding 1 *
Jim Parker
6-0
6-4
Round 1
Jim Parker 1 *
Sherwood Stewart
6-3
7-5
Round 2
Roy Emerson 1 *
Jim Parker
6-1
6-4
Quarterfinals
Robin F. Sanders 1 *
Jim Parker
6-0
6-1
Semifinals
William H. (Bill) Hoogs Jr. (IV) 1 *
Jim Parker
6-1
6-4
Round 3
Jim Parker 1 *
Donald (Don) Russell
6-3
5-7
6-4
Round 4
Jim Parker 1 *
Richard M. Perry
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Gabino Palafox
6-3
6-1
Semifinals
Benjamin Anzola 1 *
Jim Parker
1-6
6-1
6-4
Round 1
Jim Parker 1 *
Jeff Brown
6-4
6-4
6-1
Round 2
Patricio H. (Pato) Rodriguez 1 *
Jim Parker
5-7
8-6
7-5
6-3
Round 1
Jim Parker 1 *
Richard A. (Dick) Razzetti Sr.
6-2
8-6
Round 2
Jim Parker 1 *
William Jefferson (Billy) Lenoir
14-12
1-6
6-3
Round 3
Jim Parker 1 *
Jim McManus
1-6
7-5
6-1
Quarterfinals
Chuck McKinley 1 *
Jim Parker
3-6
9-7
6-2
Round 1
Jim Parker 1 *
Horst Ritter
29-31
31-18
31-13
Round 2
Jim Parker 1 *
Stan Smith
31-25
31-20
Round 3
Ron Holmberg 1 *
Jim Parker
6-1
6-4
Round 1
Jim Parker 1 *
Peter R. Breed
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Frank Froehling III 1 *
Jim Parker
8-6
6-3
Round 1
Cliff Richey 1 *
Jim Parker
6-2
8-6
Round 1
Ron Holmberg 1 *
Jim Parker
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Cliff Richey 1 *
Jim Parker
5-7
6-1
6-3
Round 2
Jim Parker 1 *
Shiv Prakash Misra
6-0
5-7
7-5
Round 3
Gene Scott 1 *
Jim Parker
6-4
7-5
Round 1
Tom Edlefsen 1 *
Jim Parker
6-3
6-0
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Edward (Ed) Turville
14-12
8-10
6-4
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Ronald B. (Ron) Woods
6-4
6-1
Final
Jim Parker 1 *
Al Driscole
7-5
6-2
Round 2
Jim Parker 1 *
Diego Jaramillo
6-3
7-5
Round 3
Jim Parker 1 *
Roger Dabney
6-3
6-0
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Alfonso Ochoa
3-6
6-1
6-2
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Vicente Zarazua
6-2
8-10
6-2
Final
Antonio R. (Tony) Palafox 1 *
Jim Parker
6-2
3-6
6-2
Round 1
Jim Parker 1 *
Tommy West
6-1
6-2
Round 2
Jim Parker 1 *
Miles Cortez
6-0
6-4
Round 1
Clark Graebner 1 *
Jim Parker
6-2
9-7
7-5
Round 1
Jim Parker 1 *
Hugh Lynch III
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Premjit J. Lall 1 *
Jim Parker
6-4
6-4
Round 1
James (Jim) Beste 1 *
Jim Parker
11-9
6-4
Round 1
Jim Parker 1 *
John Guerry
6-2
6-1
Round 2
David George Sanderlin 1 *
Jim Parker
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Jim Parker 1 *
Wilson Burge
7-5
6-4
Round 3
Frederick Drilling 1 *
Jim Parker
4-6
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Chuck McKinley 1 *
Jim Parker
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Jim Parker 1 *
Hugh Lynch III
6-4
6-3
Round 3
Herb Fitzgibbon 1 *
Jim Parker
6-2
6-0
Round 1
Bobby Wilson 1 *
Jim Parker
6-0
6-1
Round 1
Jim Parker 1 *
Ray D. Senkowski
3-6
6-4
9-7
Round 2
Marty Riessen 1 *
Jim Parker
8-6
3-6
6-2
Round 2
Butch Newman 1 *
Jim Parker
6-4
6-1
Round 3
Jim Parker 1 *
Al Driscole
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Jorge Kon
3-6
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Don Kierbow
4-6
7-5
9-7
Final
Jim Parker 1 *
Johnny Hunter
6-1
5-7
6-1
Round 1
Jim Parker 1 *
Upton Giles III
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Jim Parker 1 *
Mike McSpadden
6-1
6-1
Round 1
Donald Dell 1 *
Jim Parker
6-1
6-2
6-2
Preliminary Round
Jim Parker 1 *
Whitney Reed
6-5
6-4
Round 1
Gene Scott 1 *
Jim Parker
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Jim Parker 1 *
Luis Ratti
6-1
10-8
Round 2
Jim Parker 1 *
Robert M. (Bob) Barker
4-6
7-5
6-2
Round 3
Frank Froehling III 1 *
Jim Parker
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Jim Parker 1 *
Ed Austin
4-6
6-2
6-2
Round 2
Jim Parker 1 *
Frank Tutvin
6-2
6-2
Round 3
Donald (Don) Russell 1 *
Jim Parker
6-3
6-8
6-4
Round 3
Jim Parker 1 *
William Jefferson (Billy) Lenoir
9-7
7-5
Round 4
Tom Edlefsen 1 *
Jim Parker
6-3
8-6
Round 1
Charlie Pasarell 1 *
Jim Parker
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Jim Parker 1 *
Ronald W. (Ronnie) Fisher
6-2
6-4
Round 3
Donald (Don) Russell 1 *
Jim Parker
6-3
4-6
6-4
Round 1
Rod Laver 1 *
Jim Parker
6-1
6-4
Round 1
Clark Graebner 1 *
Jim Parker
8-6
6-3
Round 1
Jim Parker 1 *
Crawford I. Henry
9-7
6-2
Round 2
George J. Sokol 1 *
Jim Parker
3-6
6-3
6-1
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Luis Enrique Rojas
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
John A. Been
6-4
9-7
Final
Ronald W. (Ronnie) Fisher 1 *
Jim Parker
6-4
6-4
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Henry (Hank) Jungle
6-3
7-5
Final
Clark Graebner 1 *
Jim Parker
6-1
6-3
Round 3
Jim Parker 1 *
John H. Maloney
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Don Kierbow 1 *
Jim Parker
6-4
6-0
Round 1
Jim Parker 1 *
Billy Glaves
6-1
6-0
Round 2
Jim Parker 1 *
Hugh West Sweeney
6-2
8-6
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-1
6-1
Semifinals
Frank Froehling III 1 *
Jim Parker
10-8
6-3
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Al Kohn
6-1
6-1
Semifinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Hutson Carspecken
4-6
6-2
6-1
Final
Jim Parker 1 *
Gary Rieser
6-3
6-3
Round 3
William Jefferson (Billy) Lenoir 1 *
Jim Parker
6-1
6-3
Round 2
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen 1 *
Jim Parker
6-0
6-2
Quarterfinals
Neil L. Drury 1 *
Jim Parker
7-5
8-6
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
Jerry Johnson
6-0
?-?
Semifinals
William Papin (Bill) Heinbecker 1 *
Jim Parker
6-?
6-0
Round 2
Ham Richardson 1 *
Jim Parker
6-2
6-1
Round 2
Ned Pfeiffer 1 *
Jim Parker
6-1
4-6
7-5