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Number 1, Canada's top ranked male tennis player, Chris Pridham, of Oakville, hopes to win his first singles title at next week's national tennis championships
Number 1, Canada's top ranked male tennis player, Chris Pridham, of Oakville, hopes to win his first singles title at next week's national tennis championships

Number 1, Canada's top ranked male tennis player, Chris Pridham, of Oakville, hopes to win his first singles title at next week's national tennis championships

Date5/4/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Number 1, Canada's top ranked male tennis player, Chris Pridham, of Oakville, hopes to win his first singles title at next week's national tennis championships.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0074655F
    A swinging good time. Oakville's Chris Pridham, Canada's topranked male tennis player, practises his backhand at the National Tennis Centre. Pridham q(...)
    A swinging good time. Oakville's Chris Pridham, Canada's topranked male tennis player, practises his backhand at the National Tennis Centre. Pridham q(...)
    Pridham, Chris
    5/17/1988
    Power personified. Australian professional John Newcombe, top-seeded men's singles star in Canadian open tennis championships, whips racquet through a(...)
    Power personified. Australian professional John Newcombe, top-seeded men's singles star in Canadian open tennis championships, whips racquet through a(...)
    Goode, Jeff
    8/6/1969
    Queen of the courts: Chris Evert of the United States, 19-year-old Wimbledon champion, demonstrates her forehand in win over Kazuko Sawamatsu in Canadian Open Tennis championships at Toronto Lawn Tennis Club
    Queen of the courts: Chris Evert of the United States, 19-year-old Wimbledon champion, demonstrates her forehand in win over Kazuko Sawamatsu in Canadian Open Tennis championships at Toronto Lawn Tennis Club
    Evert, Chris
    8/16/1974
    Strong backhand, Chris Pridham, one of Canada's promising tennis stars, puts a lot into his backhand stroke in a match at last month's Sun Life Nationals at the Ontario Racquet Club
    Strong backhand, Chris Pridham, one of Canada's promising tennis stars, puts a lot into his backhand stroke in a match at last month's Sun Life Nationals at the Ontario Racquet Club
    Pridham, Chris
    7/9/1987
    Germany's Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, left, and American Chris Evert Lloyd will have each other on the run today as they battle for the Canadian Open singles crown at the National Tennis Centre at York University
    Germany's Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, left, and American Chris Evert Lloyd will have each other on the run today as they battle for the Canadian Open singles crown at the National Tennis Centre at York University
    Beaty, Keith
    1/10/1985
    Run Ragged in men's singles final of Canadian Open Tennis Championships, a weary Roger Taylor of England rests for a moment against net. He was a 6-0,(...)
    Run Ragged in men's singles final of Canadian Open Tennis Championships, a weary Roger Taylor of England rests for a moment against net. He was a 6-0,(...)
    Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
    8/15/1970
    Veterans winner: Ken Sinclair defeated Gord Crosby in straight sets yesterday to win the men's 45 and over title at the Ontario senior tennis championships at the Boulevard Club
    Veterans winner: Ken Sinclair defeated Gord Crosby in straight sets yesterday to win the men's 45 and over title at the Ontario senior tennis championships at the Boulevard Club
    Cooper, David
    7/24/1980
    So close Toronto's Rick Pinto had top-seeded Laird Dunlop at double match point at Ontario Under-21 tennis championships, but let the match slip away, 2-6. 7-6, 6-1, yesterday
    So close Toronto's Rick Pinto had top-seeded Laird Dunlop at double match point at Ontario Under-21 tennis championships, but let the match slip away, 2-6. 7-6, 6-1, yesterday
    McConnell, Colin
    6/10/1980
    Mike Belkin, Canada's No. 1 ranked tennis star, admits he doesn't blow his cool at umpires as much as he used to, but 25-year-old native of Montreal i(...)
    Mike Belkin, Canada's No. 1 ranked tennis star, admits he doesn't blow his cool at umpires as much as he used to, but 25-year-old native of Montreal i(...)
    Belkin, Mike
    2/3/1971
    Upset-bound. Jaime Fillol of Chile scored the first major upset at the Player's International tennis championships, beating sixth-seeded Harold Solomon in three sets. Stories, other picture
    Upset-bound. Jaime Fillol of Chile scored the first major upset at the Player's International tennis championships, beating sixth-seeded Harold Solomon in three sets. Stories, other picture
    Cooper, David
    8/13/1979
    High reaches: Bob Hewitt, left, of South Africa, serves ball during match yesterday against Jan Kodes of Czechoslovakia, at Rothmans Canadian Open tennis championships being played at York University Tennis Centre
    High reaches: Bob Hewitt, left, of South Africa, serves ball during match yesterday against Jan Kodes of Czechoslovakia, at Rothmans Canadian Open tennis championships being played at York University Tennis Centre
    Barkley, Harold
    8/18/1977
    Taking time out for relaxation at Canadian Open tennis championships at Toronto Lawn Tennis Club yesterday, Soviet ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov ((...)
    Taking time out for relaxation at Canadian Open tennis championships at Toronto Lawn Tennis Club yesterday, Soviet ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov ((...)
    Connors, Jimmy, 1952-
    8/15/1974