tweeted.Other pros Ralston coached included Roscoe Tanner, Yannick Noah and Gabriela Sabatini. He served as men's coach at Southern Methodist University during two stints in the 1980s and '90s.
For the last decade, he was on the teaching staff at Grey Rock Tennis Club in Austin.“Despite all his accomplishments on and off the court, he was incredibly humble and would help anyone.
Just a caring, genuine person,” said Pleasant, who recalled Ralston's love of sharing stories from his touring and coaching days.“Dennis had a very polished way of telling his stories in a very comedic way,” Pleasant said.Decades of tennis led to Ralston having both knees replaced in the late 1990s.