# Tennis - Dean Martin jr at Wimbledon?
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**Created:** [November 21, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-dean-martin-jr-at-wimbledon/954720 "2021-11-21T16:00:09Z")
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### Author:  [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-dean-martin-jr-at-wimbledon/954720/1 "2021-11-21T16:00:10Z")
Various sources state that Dean Martin jr (1951-1987 - son of actor/singer Dean Martin) - also known as “Dino” or “Dean Paul” or “Dean Paul Martin” - birth name “Dean Paul Crocetti jr” - played in a junior event at Wimbledon. Looking quickly (!) at old Wimbledon stats from appropriate years (mid-late 60’s, early 70’s), I can’t find his name in the “Boys” groups.
So did he really play at Wimbledon (i.e. as part of the tournament as we know it)? Or was it some other event?
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### Author:  [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-dean-martin-jr-at-wimbledon/954720/2 "2021-11-21T20:31:59Z")
All I got is that he was ranked somewhere in the 200’s, and while growing up, played with Jimmy Connors on the family court.
Whether he actually played at Wimbledon (other than in his starring role in the _wonderfully_ 🤢-acted 1979 film _Players_) - no clue. With that high a ranking, it’s possible he coulda eked out a quali, _maybe_, at the All-England Club, but I’ll go with “doubt it”.
Oh, and here’s _Players_, for everyone’s enjoyment.
🤮
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tgqbLAzJDpw/hqdefault.jpg ""Players" : A 10 Minute Tribute To The 1979 Film ~ Starring Ali MacGraw & Dean Paul Martin") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgqbLAzJDpw)