Christopher "Buster" Mottram (born 25 April 1955 in Kingston upon Thames) is an English former tennis player and UK number 1 who achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 15 in February 1983.
Mottram represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup eight times, scoring 31 wins and 10 losses. His parents, Tony Mottram and Joy Gannon, were leading British tennis players in the 1950s.
While Mottram was still playing professionally, he became known for his right-wing views. He expressed support for the National Front, supported the policies of Enoch Powell,[1] and applied unsuccessfully for the Conservative parliamentary candidacy in several constituencies.[1] He subsequently formed a songwriting partnership with the black entertainer Kenny Lynch writing the song "Average Man".[2]
In November 2008, he was expelled from the UK Independence Party (UKIP) after attempting to broker an electoral pact with the British National Party. UKIP leader Nigel Farage called Mottram's offer "astonishing", declaring the party to be non-racist.[3]
References
^ ab"Tennis: Whatever happened to Buster Mottram?" The Independent, 18 May 2002
^"Kenny Lynch – Half the Day's Gone and We Haven't Earne'd a Penny (1983, Vinyl)".
^UKIP rejects BNP electoral offer, BBC News, 3 November 2008.
buster, mottram, christopher, buster, mottram, born, april, 1955, kingston, upon, thames, english, former, tennis, player, number, achieved, career, high, singles, ranking, world, february, 1983, christopher, mottramcountry, sports, united, kingdomresidencekin. Christopher Buster Mottram born 25 April 1955 in Kingston upon Thames is an English former tennis player and UK number 1 who achieved a career high singles ranking of world No 15 in February 1983 Christopher MottramCountry sports United KingdomResidenceKingston upon Thames EnglandBorn 1955 04 25 25 April 1955 age 67 Kingston upon Thames EnglandHeight6 ft 3 in 1 91 m PlaysRight handed one handed backhand SinglesCareer record285 171Career titles2Highest rankingNo 15 7 February 1983 Grand Slam singles resultsFrench Open4R 1977 Wimbledon4R 1982 US Open4R 1980 DoublesCareer record111 118Career titles5Highest rankingNo 164 3 January 1983 Grand Slam doubles resultsWimbledon3R 1981 1983 US Open3R 1973 Mottram represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup eight times scoring 31 wins and 10 losses His parents Tony Mottram and Joy Gannon were leading British tennis players in the 1950s Contents 1 Career titles 1 1 Singles 2 1 2 Doubles 5 2 Politics 3 References 4 External linksCareer titles EditSingles 2 Edit Result No Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreWin 1 Apr 1975 Johannesburg South Africa Hard Tom Okker 6 4 6 2Win 2 Apr 1976 Palma Majorca Clay Jun Kuki 7 5 6 3 6 3Doubles 5 Edit Result No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreWin 1 Apr 1974 Charlotte U S Unknown Raul Ramirez Owen Davidson John Newcombe 6 3 1 6 6 3Win 2 Jul 1977 Kitzbuhel Austria Clay Roger Taylor Colin Dowdeswell Chris Kachel 7 6 6 4Win 3 Oct 1977 Basle Switzerland Carpet Mark Cox John Feaver John James 7 5 6 4 6 3Win 4 Mar 1981 Stuttgart West Germany Carpet Nick Saviano Craig Edwards Eddie Edwards 3 6 6 1 6 2Win 5 Apr 1982 Bournemouth UK Clay Paul McNamee Henri Leconte Ilie Năstase 3 6 7 6 6 3Politics EditWhile Mottram was still playing professionally he became known for his right wing views He expressed support for the National Front supported the policies of Enoch Powell 1 and applied unsuccessfully for the Conservative parliamentary candidacy in several constituencies 1 He subsequently formed a songwriting partnership with the black entertainer Kenny Lynch writing the song Average Man 2 In November 2008 he was expelled from the UK Independence Party UKIP after attempting to broker an electoral pact with the British National Party UKIP leader Nigel Farage called Mottram s offer astonishing declaring the party to be non racist 3 References Edit a b Tennis Whatever happened to Buster Mottram The Independent 18 May 2002 Kenny Lynch Half the Day s Gone and We Haven t Earne d a Penny 1983 Vinyl UKIP rejects BNP electoral offer BBC News 3 November 2008 External links EditBuster Mottram at the Association of Tennis Professionals Buster Mottram at the International Tennis Federation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Buster Mottram amp oldid 1096723539, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
