Ruckelshausen, a Man without a Home

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Richard Ruckelshausen, a player on the Futures circuit, says that the 'place of residence' listed on tennis players' profiles is arbitrary.

His place of residence is now listed as Los Angeles, California, but when asked what he likes about Los Angeles he admitted he knew nothing about the city. He says Los Angeles is convenient as a base to travel to tennis tournaments.

Oddly, his most recent 'place of residence' was South Africa, even though he is from Austria. He said he was based in South Africa because a friend Danie Visser, who had success as a doubles player, was running an academy there.

After losing in the first round in the St. Vincent Auxiliary Men's Professional Tennis Tournament, he said he is heading to Austria to play in the country's club tennis league. Club tennis, he said, is a way of supplementing his income because even if he were to win the Little Rock Futures' winner's share of $1,985, he would not break even.

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