About Peter Pearson
Born 1955. Peter Pearson is an athletics competitor and tennis player.
Peter Ferdinand Pearson (born August 12, 1955) is an American former professional tennis player.
Tennis career A left-handed player from California, Pearson was active on tour in the 1970s and 1980s. He made two quarter-finals on the Grand Prix circuit and took Vitas Gerulaitis to a final set tiebreak in a loss at the 1976 Fischer-Grand Prix. In 1978 he featured in the singles main draw of the French Open, where he fell in the first round to Tonino Zugarelli.
Prison Pearson is serving a life sentence at a state prison in Tuolumne County, California, after committing a series of bank robberies. Previously imprisoned on drug and theft charges, he was sentenced under California's three-strikes law.
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Who is Peter Pearson?
American tennis player
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Peter Pearson was born on 12 August 1955 in Sunnyvale, California.
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Peter Pearson is an athletics competitor and tennis player.
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