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Tom Cain
Full name	Thomas Spessard Cain
Country (sports)	United States
Born	October 11, 1958 (age 66); Richmond, Virginia
Turned pro	1980
Retired	1986
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$139,482
Singles
Career record	43–66
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 106 (3 January 1983)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1982, 1984)
French Open	1R (1983)
Wimbledon	1R (1983, 1984)
US Open	2R (1983)
Doubles
Career record	13–34
Career titles	1
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1980)
Wimbledon	1R (1980, 1984)
US Open	1R (1980, 1983)

Thomas Spessard Cain (born October 11, 1958) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Biography

Born in Richmond, Virginia on October 11, 1958, he is the son of Ronald and Susan Cain.^[1]

Cain was a member of the US Junior Davis Cup team in 1976. He played varsity tennis while at Southern Methodist University and was an All-American in the 1980 season.^[2]

From 1980 he competed professionally and in his first year on tour was a semi-finalist at the Columbus Open, a tournament on the Grand Prix circuit. He had wins over both Johan Kriek and Guy Forget when he made the quarter-finals at Hong Kong in 1982.^[3] Another upset win came against then world number 23 Mark Edmondson at the 1983 Stella Artois Championships in Queen's, London. He won a Grand Prix doubles title at the 1983 South Orange Open, with Fritz Buehning.^[4]

In Grand Slam competition he appeared in the main draw of all four major tournaments. He took Guillermo Vilas to five sets when he faced the Argentine in the second round of the 1983 US Open. With the score at 1–1 in the fifth set, Cain was injured when he twisted his ankle and slid head first into the scoreboard. Although he was able to continue the match he won only one more game.^[5] In both of his appearances at Wimbledon he had to retire hurt during his first round matches, against Tim Gullikson in 1983 and Miloslav Mečíř in 1984.

Retiring from tennis in 1986, Cain then worked with Wheat First Securities for many years.^[6] He is now Senior Vice-President with UBS Financial Services and is married with two daughters and a son.

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Result	W–L	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 1983	South Orange, U.S.	Clay	Fritz Buehning	John Lloyd Dick Stockton	6–2, 7–5

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	1982	Chigasaki, Japan	Clay	Henrik Sundström	6–4, 6–3

References

^ Packett, John (May 11, 2008). "Cain brings memories, game to event". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
^ "Columbus". Poughkeepsie Journal. August 6, 1982. p. 11. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
^ "Wilkison Rallies to Win". New York Times. November 5, 1982. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
^ "South Orange, N.J". United Press International. July 31, 1983. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
^ Huber, Mic (September 2, 1983). "Vilas Staves Off 11th-Hour Upset". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. p. 14B. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
^ Dearth, Sonny (June 24, 1994). "Bad Boys Of Tennis Va. Bound". Daily Press. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

External links

Tom Cain at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Tom Cain at the International Tennis Federation

[1] Packett, John (May 11, 2008). "Cain brings memories, game to event". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

[2] "Columbus". Poughkeepsie Journal. August 6, 1982. p. 11. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

[3] "Wilkison Rallies to Win". New York Times. November 5, 1982. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

[4] "South Orange, N.J". United Press International. July 31, 1983. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

[5] Huber, Mic (September 2, 1983). "Vilas Staves Off 11th-Hour Upset". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. p. 14B. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

[6] Dearth, Sonny (June 24, 1994). "Bad Boys Of Tennis Va. Bound". Daily Press. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

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