Bernard Mitton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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South African tennis player
Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1954
Place of Birth: Vryburg, North West, South Africa
Date of Death: 05-May-2017
Profession: tennis player
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Bernard Mitton
- Bernard Mitton (9 November 1954 – 5 May 2017) was a South African professional tennis player. Mitton reached his highest world singles ranking of 51 on 15 December 1975, and his highest doubles ranking of 20 on 25 June 1984.
- His career record in singles in the ATP tour was 199–218, winning two titles - at Newport, Rhode Island in 1978 and San Jose, California in 1979.
- He was the runner-up in three other tournaments: San Jose (1978), Adelaide (1979) and Johannesburg (1981). His doubles record was 210–191, and he won nine titles: Auckland (1979); Stowe, Vermont and Cologne (1980); Richmond WCT (1981); Johannesburg (1981); Tampa (1981); Columbus, Ohio (1982); Ferrara (1983); and La Quinta, California (1984).
- He was the runner-up in eight tournaments: Sarasota, Florida (1978); North Conway, New Hampshire (1978); Rotterdam (1979); Maui, Hawaii (1982) Ancona (1982); Toulouse (1983); Florence (1984), and Queen's Club (1984). Mitton had career wins over John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, and Arthur Ashe in singles.
- Although he failed to reach the quarterfinals in any Grand Slam tournament, he reached the fourth round on three occasions.
- In his first Grand Slam tournament in 1973, he reached the fourth round of Wimbledon before losing to Connors 6–3, 6–3, 6–2.
- In 1976, he again reached the fourth round at Wimbledon, defeating former champion John Newcombe in the third round (3–6, 6–3, 9–7, 9–7) before falling to Raúl Ramírez (9–7, 3–6, 6–1, 6–1).
- Finally, he reached the fourth round at the 1980 US Open, defeating José Luis Clerc in the first round (6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 2–6, 7–5) before finally losing to Connors (7–6, 6–4, 6–4). Mitton retired from the tour in 1984 and joined the Newport Beach Tennis Club as director of tennis.
- From 2000–2003, he was at Rancho San Clemente.
- He taught until his death at The Racket Club of Irvine, California.
- He has three children: Natalie, Barend and Olivia.
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