Bernard Mitton

Who is Bernard Mitton?

Bernard Mitton, born 9 November 1954 is a professional male tennis player in both singles and doubles from the Republic of South Africa. He was born in Vryburg, South Africa.

Mitton reached his highest rank in singles at World No. 51 on 15 December 1975, and in doubles of World No. 20 on 25 June 1984. His career record in singles in the ATP tour was 199–218, winning two titles. In doubles, he went 210–191, winning nine titles.

His two title wins in singles were at Newport, Rhode Island in 1978 and San Jose, California in 1979. He was the runner-up in three tournaments: San Jose, Adelaide and Johannesburg.

His nine title wins in doubles include: Auckland; Stowe, Vermont and Cologne; Richmond WCT; Johannesburg; Tampa; Columbus, Ohio; Ferrara; and La Quinta, California. He was the runner-up in eight tournaments: Sarasota, Florida; North Conway, New Hampshire; Rotterdam; Maui, Hawaii Ancona; Toulouse; Florence, and Queen's Club.

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 separate occasions.