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Allen Fox (born June 25, 1939 in Los Angeles, California) was an outstanding tennis player in the 1960s and 1970s who went on to be a college coach and author.

In 1961, Fox won the intercollegiate championship in both singles and doubles for UCLA. Also that year, he won the singles title at Cincinnati. In 1962, he reached the singles final in Cincinnati, falling to Marty Riessen.

Also during his career, he won the US National hardcourt title, the singles title at Canada, and reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.

He was named to the U.S. Davis Cup team three times, and was ranked as high as No. 4 in the U.S.

Fox coached the Pepperdine University men’s tennis team for 17 years. His teams reached the NCAA finals twice, the semifinals three times, and the quarterfinals six times.

He was named to the Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches Hall of Fame and coached players such as Brad Gilbert, Robbie Weiss (NCAA singles winner) and Kelly Jones (NCAA doubles winner and world No. 1 doubles player).

Fox graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in physics and a Ph.D. in psychology.

Fox has authored several books including Think to Win: The Strategic Dimension of Tennis.

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