Piedmont University Athletics

Head Men's Tennis Coach at Piedmont (2018-present)
20-15 Overall Record
USA South West Division Regular Season Champions (2019)
Two USA South All-Conference Selections
Two USA South "of the Week" Honorees  

Professional Tennis Career
Ranked #8 in the world in 1977
US Open Mixed Doubles Champion (1975)      
French Open Mixed Doubles Champion (1984)
US Open 35-and-Over Doubles Champion (1987,1989, 1990)
US Open 45-and-Over Doubles Champion (1996, 1999, 2000)
Wimbledon 45-and-Over doubles champion (1997)
Member of the US Davis Cup Team (1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979)
Qualified for WCT Finals (1976, 1977, 1978)
Won 20 National Junior Titles (a record at the time)
 
Athletic Hall of Fame Inductions
Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame (1990)
Texas Tennis Hall of Fame (1996)
Trinity University Athletic Hall of Fame (1999)
USTA-Eastern Section Hall of Fame (2001)
 
Collegiate Career at Trinity University (1969-1972)
Four-time All-American at Trinity University (1969-1972)
NCAA Doubles runner-up (1971)
NCAA Singles Champion (1972)
NCAA Team Championship (1972)
 
Dick Stockton enters his third season as Head Men’s Tennis Coach and Assistant Women’s Tennis Coach in the fall of 2020. The former tennis professional boasts a storied 15-year professional career including mixed doubles titles at the US Open and French Open.

Stockton's success professionally carried over to the coaching realm as he led the Lions to the 2019 USA South West Division Regular Season Championship and the #1 seed from the West in the USA South Tournament. Both Andrew Chitty and Jarrett Gray earned USA South All-Conference honors to cap the season. 
 
Stockton was ranked as high as 8th in the world in 1977, six years after turning professional. He won the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship in 1975 and the French Open Mixed Doubles Championship in 1984. He also was a five-time member of the US Davis Cup Team during the ‘70s.
 
He posted back-to-back quarterfinal appearances in the US Open singles in 1976 and 1977 and was a semi-finalist in the Wimbledon singles in 1974 and the French Open singles in 1978. He also won the US Open 35-and-Over Doubles Championship three times and the US Open 45-and-Over Doubles Championship three times. The former pro also was the Wimbledon 45-and-Over Doubles Champion in 1997.
 
Stockton’s career victories include wins over John McEnroe, Athur Ashe, Jimmy Connors, and Bjorn Borg among others. For his successful career, he has been inducted into four athletic Hall of Fame’s including his alma mater Trinity University.
 
Stockton has collegiate Head Coaching Experience from his stint as Head Men’s Tennis Coach at the University of Virginia from 1998-2001. He led a pair of individuals to ITA All-American honors during his career at Virginia including Brian Vahaly who made four straight NCAA tournament singles appearances with a runner-up finish in 2001 under Stockton’s leadership. Stockton also led Vahaly and Huntley Montgomery to a semifinal appearance in 2001 in the NCAA tournament for doubles.
 
He has spent the last 25 years serving in different capacities ranging from Director of Tennis for the Delray Beach Tennis Center to being President of Tennis Management Services, Inc. He currently is the President and Executive Director of Blue Sky Foundation, Inc., his own foundation that uses the sport of tennis to give back to service men and women and their families through its Boots on the Court® program.
 
Stockton played his four-year collegiate career at Trinity University in Texas where he was a four-time All-American. He was the 1972 NCAA Singles Champion and Trinity won the 1972 NCAA Championship as a team. He was also the NCAA Doubles runner-up a year prior in 1971.
 
Stockton’s success began as a junior winning 20 national junior titles which was a record at the time. He won both the Easter Bowl and the Orange Bowl in 1968 prior to beginning his collegiate career at Trinity University.
 
A 1972 graduate of Trinity University in Texas, Stockton manages all aspects of the men’s tennis program while also serving as the assistant women’s tennis coach.

Coach Stockton Year-by-Year Coaching Records (1999-2001; 2019-Present)

YEAR	SCHOOL	WON	LOST	WIN %
2020*	Piedmont College	6	7	0.462
2019	Piedmont College	14	8	0.636
2001	Univ. of Virginia	14	8	0.636
2000	Univ. of Virginia	16	10	0.615
1999	Univ. of Virginia	14	10	0.583
5 Seasons	2 Schools	64	43	0.598

*2020 season cut short due to COVID-19

Coach Stockton Coaching Record by School (1999-2001; 2019-Present)

School Name	Seasons	Record	Winning Pct.
Piedmont College (2019-Present)	2	20-15	.571
Univ. of Virginia (1999-2001)	3	44-28	.611

Last updated 7/20