Bill Sidwell (born 16 April 1920 in Goulburn, New South Wales) was an Australian tennis player. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Goulburn is a provincial City in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Goulburn Mulwaree Council. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) He reached four Grand Slam doubles finals, winning once, and also played in the Davis Cup in 1948 and 1949. The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's Tennis. He is now currently Treasurer of the AVGA and is playing golf regulary in place of tennis.
Grand Slam finals
| Year | Competition | Event | Partner | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | French Open | Men's doubles | Tom Brown | Eustace Fannin & Eric Sturgess | lost 4–6 6–4 4–6 3–6 |
| 1948 | Australian Open | Mixed doubles | Thelma Coyne Long | Nancye Wynne Bolton & Colin Long | lost 5–7 6–4 6–8 |
| 1949 | Australian Open | Men's doubles | Geoff Brown | Adrian Quist & John Bromwich | lost 6–1 5–7 2–6 3–6 |
| 1949 | US Open | Men's doubles | John Bromwich | Frank Sedgman & George Worthington | won 6–4 6–0 6–1 |
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The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Thomas P "Tom" Brown Jr is an American Tennis player who was born in San Francisco, California in 1921 Eric William Sturgess (born May 10, 1920 in Johannesburg, South Africa - died 14 January 2004) was a South African The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year Thelma Dorothy Coyne Long (born in Sydney Australia, October 14, 1918) was one of the female tennis players that dominated Australian tennis from the mid-1930s Nancye Wynne Bolton (December 2 1916 &ndash November 9 2001 was a female Tennis player from Australia The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year Adrian Karl Quist (4 August 1913 in Medindie, South Australia – 17 November 1991 in Sydney NSW) was an Australian male Tennis player John Edward Bromwich (born November 14, 1918 in Sydney NSW &ndash died October 21, 1999 in The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 John Edward Bromwich (born November 14, 1918 in Sydney NSW &ndash died October 21, 1999 in Frank Arthur Sedgman, born 29 October 1927 in Mont Albert a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia was a Tennis player George Worthington ( September 21, 1813 &ndash November 9, 1871) was a 19th century merchant and banker in Cleveland Ohio,Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic