Raymond J. "Ray" Moore (born 24 August 1946) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.

In June 1966 he won the East Gloucestershire Championships at Cheltenham on grass, defeating Tom Okker and Dick Crealy in the final two rounds.

In May 1969, Moore won the West Berlin Open Championships, defeating Arthur Ashe and Cliff Drysdale in close five-set matches.

During his career he won eight doubles titles in the Open Era alone, finishing runner-up an additional 12 times in Open Era doubles.

Moore participated in 12 Davis Cup ties for South Africa from 1967 to 1977, including the 1974 South African victory, posting a 12–10 record in singles and posting an 0–1 mark in doubles.

In 1981, Moore teamed with Charlie Pasarell to begin the tournament that eventually became the Indian Wells Masters at the Indian Wells Gardens. They started at La Quinta Resort and Club, moved to Grand Champions Hotel, and then in 2000 opened the new Indian Wells Gardens, which holds the ATP Masters BNP Paribus Open. Moore and Pasarell sold the tournament to Larry Ellison in 2009 and Moore became the tournament director/CEO for the new owner. The sale to Ellison was reported to be in the $100 million range.

Remarks on female tennis and resignation On 22 March 2016, Moore resigned as CEO of the Indian Wells Masters tennis tournament, after drawing outrage over his remarks about the roles of women in tennis:

Career finals Doubles: 21 (8 titles / 13 runner-ups) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Aug 1969 Toronto, Canada Clay Butch Buchholz Ron Holmberg John Newcombe 3–6, 6–4Loss 0–2 Jan 1971 Auckland, New Zealand Grass Brian Fairlie Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels 3–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6Loss 0–3 Jun 1973 London/Queen's Club, UK Grass Ray Keldie Tom Okker Marty Riessen 4–6, 5–7Loss 0–4 Sep 1973 Aptos, US Hard Onny Parun Jeff Austin Fred McNair 2–6, 1–6Loss 0–5 Mar 1974 Palm Desert, US Hard Onny Parun Jan Kodeš Vladimír Zedník 4–6, 4–6Win 1–5 Apr 1974 Tokyo WCT, Japan Hard Onny Parun Juan Gisbert Sr. Roger Taylor 4–6, 6–2, 6–4Win 2–5 Nov 1974 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Andrew Pattison Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–4, 5–7, 6–4Loss 2–6 Apr 1975 Tucson, US Hard Dennis Ralston William Brown Raúl Ramírez 6–2, 6–7, 4–6Win 3–6 Aug 1975 Toronto, Canada Hard Cliff Drysdale Jan Kodeš Ilie Năstase 6–4, 5–7, 7–6Loss 3–7 Mar 1976 Palm Springs, US Hard Erik van Dillen Colin Dibley Sandy Mayer 4–6, 7–6, 6–7Loss 3–8 May 1976 Düsseldorf, Germany Clay Bob Carmichael Wojciech Fibak Karl Meiler 4–6, 6–4, 4–6Win 4–8 Oct 1976 Maui, US Hard Allan Stone Dick Stockton Roscoe Tanner 6–7, 6–3, 6–4Loss 4–9 Dec 1977 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Peter Fleming Bob Lutz Stan Smith 3–6, 5–7, 7–6, 6–7Win 5–9 Feb 1978 Palm Springs, US Hard Roscoe Tanner Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–4, 6–4Win 6–9 Dec 1978 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Peter Fleming Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–3, 7–6Loss 6–10 Apr 1979 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Ilie Năstase Colin Dowdeswell Heinz Günthardt 3–6, 6–7Win 7–10 Sep 1979 Atlanta, US Hard Ilie Năstase Steve Docherty Eliot Teltscher 6–4, 6–2Loss 7–11 Apr 1980 New Orleans, US Carpet Robert Trogolo Terry Moor Eliot Teltscher 6–7, 1–6Loss 7–12 Nov 1980 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) Brian Gottfried Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 4–6, 4–6Win 8–12 Apr 1981 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Bernard Mitton Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 7–5, 3–6, 6–1Loss 8–13 Jul 1981 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Andrew Pattison Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy 0–6, 2–6

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