Jim Perley (1933- )

Jim Perley notes “Through the years, my love for the game has never wavered.” He took it up at 12, played high school tennis in Ventura, and received a tennis scholarship at USC. His team was NCAA national runner-up in 1953 and 1954, before becoming champions the next year. Jim has won at the local, national and international levels.  From the 35 division to the 70s, he has claimed titles in singles and doubles in the San Diego District as well as the Southern California Section. Nationally, he possesses 27 gold balls for singles and doubles, some silvers and three bronze. In 1997 and 1998, he was ranked number one in singles and once in the doubles, and has been in the top ten nationally over the years. Tennis has taken him to Austria, Argentina, Spain, South Africa and Turkey as well as locations in the USA to play on International Cup teams. Jim played in the ITF World Championship singles and doubles tournaments, winning the 65 singles in Fort Lauderdale and Barcelona, and the doubles in Antalya, Turkey. He held the number one world ranking for 27 straight months. The USTA selected him for team competitions, and he led his fellow Americans to victories in Guatemala, Belgium and Uruguay. Clearly, Jim Perley’s record speaks for itself.