Career
He was one of the Handsome Eight, a group of players signed by Lamar Hunt in 1968 for the newly formed professional World Championship Tennis (WCT) group. He became President of the Association of Tennis Professionals (Association of Tennis Professionals) when it was formed by Jack Kramer, Donald Dell, and himself in 1972. Drysdale was ranked World Number.
4 in 1965 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph.
During his Open era career, Drysdale captured five singles titles and six doubles titles including winning the 1972 United States. Open doubles crown with Roger Taylor. He defeated Rod Laver in the fourth round of the first United States Open in 1968.
He was a pioneer of the two-handed backhand which he used to great effect in the 1960s. He became a naturalized United States citizen after retiring as a player.
Today, he serves as a tennis commentator on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. In 2013 Drysdale was elected into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Singles Doubles Title (1) Runner-up (2).