Bill Sidwell

Bill Sidwell
Full name Oswald William Thomas Sidwell
Country (sports)  Australia
Residence Sydney, Australia
Born (1920-04-16) 16 April 1920
Goulburn, NSW
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Retired 1951
Plays Right-handed
Singles
Highest ranking No. 10 (1949, John Olliff)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open SF (1948, 1949, 1950)
Wimbledon 4R (1950)
US Open 3R (1947, 1948)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open F (1949)
French Open F (1947)
Wimbledon F (1947)
US Open W (1949)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open F (1948)
Team competitions
Davis Cup F (1948Ch, 1949Ch)

Oswald William Thomas Sidwell (born 16 April 1920 in Goulburn, New South Wales) is an Australian former tennis player.

Sidwell reached four Grand Slam doubles finals, winning once, and also played in the Davis Cup in 1948 and 1949 where Australia lost to the United States both years in the Challenge Round. As a junior, he won the Australian Open boys' singles event in 1939. Sidwell is currently Treasurer of the Australian Veteran Golfers Association [AVGA] and is playing golf regularly in place of tennis.

He was ranked World No. 10 for 1949 by John Olliff.[1]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 4 runners-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up1947French ChampionshipsClayUnited States Tom BrownSouth Africa Eustace Fannin
South Africa Eric Sturgess		4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up1947WimbledonGrassUnited Kingdom Tony MottramUnited States Bob Falkenburg
United States Jack Kramer		6–8, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up1949Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Geoff BrownAustralia John Bromwich
Australia Adrian Quist		6–1, 5–7, 2–6, 3–6
Winner1949US National ChampionshipsGrassAustralia John BromwichAustralia Frank Sedgman
Australia George Worthington		6–4, 6–0, 6–1
Runner-up1950WimbledonGrassAustralia Geoff BrownAustralia John Bromwich
Australia Adrian Quist		5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up1948Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Thelma Coyne LongAustralia Nancye Wynne Bolton
Australia Colin Long		5–7, 6–4, 6–8

References

  1. 1 2 United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 426.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.