Richard Lewis (sports administrator)

Richard Alan Lewis, CBE (born 6 December 1954)[2] is a former British Davis Cup tennis professional and sports administrator from Middlesex, United Kingdom.His best singles performance at a Grand Slam was reaching the third round of Wimbledon in 1976, where he defeated Patrick Proisy and Brian Teacher before losing to Nikola Pilić.[5] He reached as high as 77th in the world in the men's singles, winning matches against top players such as Adriano Panatta, Tony Roche, José Higueras, Miloslav Mečíř and Ilie Năstase.[9] Lewis, it was claimed by then Widnes Vikings chairman Tony Chambers, showed his strong expansionist credentials in 2005 when he allegedly threatened to resign if Super League clubs did not back a plan to save London Broncos, although he denies this.[5] Following Nigel Wood's appointment as RFL Chief Executive in October 2007, Lewis's role increasingly focuses on developing rugby league in the UK and internationally.
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