Buster Mottram

Christopher Mottram

Country	United Kingdom
Residence	Kingston on Thames, Surrey GBR
Born	25 April 1955 (1955-04-25) (age 56) Kingston on Thames, Surrey GBR
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	285-171
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	15 (07.02.1983)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	-
French Open	4th (1977)
Wimbledon	4th (1982)
US Open	4th (1980)
Doubles
Career record	111-118
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	164 (03.01.1983)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	-
French Open	-
Wimbledon	3rd (1981,1983)
US Open	3rd (1973)
Last updated on: 20 February 2010.

Christopher ("Buster") Mottram (born 25 April 1955 in Kingston upon Thames) is a former English tennis player, who achieved a highest lifetime ranking of fifteenth in the world.

Mottram represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup eight times. His father, Tony Mottram, was a leading British tennis player in the 1950s.

He is known for his political views, having expressed support for the far-right National Front and Enoch Powell.^[1] He applied unsuccessfully to be a Conservative parliamentary candidate ^[1] and in 2008 was expelled from the UK Independence Party after attempting to broker an electoral pact with the British National Party.

Career Titles

Singles (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
1.	19 April 1975	Johannesburg	Unknown	Tom Okker	6-4 6-2
2.	18 April 1976	Palma[disambiguation needed ]	Clay	Jun Kuki	7-5 6-3 6-3

Doubles (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	21 April 1974	Charlotte	Unknown	Raúl Ramírez	Owen Davidson John Newcombe	6-3 1-6 6-3
2.	17 July 1977	Kitzbühel	Clay	Roger Taylor	Colin Dowdeswell Chris Kachel	7-6 6-4
3.	30 October 1977	Basle	Carpet	Mark Cox	John Feaver John James	7-5 6-4 6-3
4.	29 March 1981	Stuttgart	Carpet	Nick Saviano	Craig Edwards Eddie Edwards	3-6 6-1 6-2
5.	25 April 1982	Bournemouth	Clay	Paul McNamee	Henri Leconte Ilie Năstase	3-6 7-6 6-3

Outside of tennis

While Buster was still playing professionally, he became notorious 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.^[1] In November 2008, he was expelled from the UK Independence Party 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".^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Tennis: Whatever happened to Buster Mottram? The Independent, 18 May 2002
2. ^ UKIP rejects BNP electoral offer BBC News 3 November 2008

Persondata
Name	Mottram, Buster
Alternative names
Short description	Tennis player
Date of birth	25 April 1955
Place of birth	Kingston on Thames, Surrey GBR
Date of death
Place of death