Bob Lutz (2005) - USC Athletics Hall of Fame

Bob Lutz

Induction:
2005
Class:
1969

Bob Lutz was one of tennis’ brightest stars in the 1960s and 1970s. An All-American on 3 USC NCAA championship teams (1967-68-69), he won the 1967 NCAA singles title. But he made his biggest mark as one of the sport’s finest doubles players. He teamed with Stan Smith to win the NCAA doubles crown in 1967 and 1968. The duo then won the doubles title at the U.S. Open 4 times (1968-74-78-80) and once at the Australian Open (1970). They also were Wimbledon finalists 3 times and went 13-1 in Davis Cup play. In all, Lutz–with a masterful return game–won 43 professional doubles titles and 11 singles championships. In 1984, he was inducted into the Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame. In 2016, he was named to the Pac-12 All-Century team.