Background
Dowdeswell was born in London but grew up in Rhodesia and went to university in South Africa.
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Colin Dowdeswell
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Partnering Australian Allan Stone, Dowdeswell finished runner-up in doubles at Wimbledon in 1975.
Career
1. Perhaps the highlight of his career was reaching the men"s doubles final of Wimbledon. Unseeded, after two straight sets wins, they defeated the Number. 7 seeds Tom Okker and Marty Riessen in the round of sixteen in four sets.
They did likewise in eliminating the Number.
3 seeds, Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan, in the quarterfinals. lieutenant took Dowdeswell and Stone then five sets to overcome the unseeded team of Dick Crealy and Niki Pilic in the semi-finals.
They lost the final to another unseeded tandem, Vitas Gerulaitis and Sandy Mayer, 5–7, 6–8, 4–6. 31 in 1983 and a career-high doubles ranking of World Number.
24 in 1980. Grand Prix and WCT singles finals (4) = Titles (1) Grand Slam, Grand Prix, and WCT doubles finals (28) = Titles (11) Dowdeswell completed his tennis career in 1986 and began a successful career in financial services and private banking with Merrill Lynch.
Married with three children, he currently resides in Monaco. He has also resided in Wimbledon.
Achievements
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During his time on the world tour, he won 1 singles title and 11 doubles titles. Dowdeswell achieved a career-high singles ranking of World Number. Dowdeswell participated in one tie for Rhodesia in 1976, posting a 2–0 record in singles and an 0–1 record in doubles. He participated in six ties for Great Britain from 1984 to 1986, posting an 0–2 record in singles and a 5–1 record in doubles.
