Don Tregonning

Donald Philip Tregonning
Born (1928-11-26) 26 November 1928
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality Australian
Other names Don
Occupation Professional Tennis Player, Professional Tennis Coach
Organization Melbourne School of Tennis; Tennis Coaches Australia Victoria, Inc. (formerly PTAV); Tregonning-Tennis
Spouse(s) Claire (Wendy) Tregonning
Children Carol Tregonning, Philip Tregonning, Christopher Tregonning, Craig Tregonning, John Tregonning

Donald Philip Tregonning (born 26 November 1928) is a retired Australian professional tennis player and coach. For 30 years he coached the Japanese national team and helped it to a 3 - 2 upset over Australia in the "Australian Davis Cup". As a coach, his clientele included the "Australian Junior" champions Cliff Letcher and Greg Whitecross; the "Australian Junior" finalists Bill Durham, Trevor Little, Elizabeth Little and Sally Irvine and the Wimbledon finalist Kurt Nielsen.

Life/Biography

Donald Philip Tregonning was born on 26 November 1928 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. In his childhood, he first played Australian Rules football and later discovered tennis as his passion.

Tregonning received direct entry into the Men's Singles draw of the 1951 Wimbledon Championships but lost in the first round to Brazilian Armando Vieira.[1] Tregonning partnered Peter Cawthorn in the Men's Doubles and reached the third round, including a first round win against Vieira and his partner Leon Norgarb.[2] Tregonning returned to Wimbledon in 1952, but was defeated in the first round of the Men's Singles by Douglas Scharenguivel.[3] He again partnered Cawthorn in the doubles event, but they were defeated in the first round by Americans Irvin Dorfman and Grant Golden.[4]

Upon his return to Australia Tregonning played in the Australian Championships and multiple State Championships. He played in the "World Professional Championships" in 1953. That same year, Tregonning traveled to England and coached and played there with Cawthorn for about 2 years. In 1955 he was appointed Danish national coach and prepared the tennis team for the Danish Davis Cup. In the same year he coached Kurt Nielsen, who reached the Wimbledon singles finals that year.

In 1956 Tregonning started coaching in Fawkner Park, Melbourne. In February 1956 he and five others founded the Professional Tennis Association of Victoria,[5] which later changed its name to Tennis Coaches Australia Victoria Incorporated (TCAV) in 1973. In 2010 Tregonning was inducted into the TCAV Hall of Fame with "Legend" status in recognition of his service to the organisation for more than forty years.[6]

Championship tournaments

Wembley Professional Championships

Singles
Year Round Opponent Score
1953 1 William John (Bill) Moss 6-1, 2-6, 6-4
QF Frank Arthur Sedgman 0-6, 3-6

Grand Slam results

Australian Open[7]

Singles
Year Round Opponent Score
1948 1 Thomas Pye 8-6, 9-7, 9-7
2 Jack Crawford 4-6, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6
1949 1 Don Goodger 6-3, 3-6, 0-6, 6-2, 6-3
2 Bill Sidwell 2-6, 1-6, 1-6
1950 1 Anthony Maggs 6-4, 7-5, 6-1
2 John Mehaffey 0-6, 4-6, 6-3, 3-6
1953 1 Brian Tobin 4-6, 7-5, 8-6, 3-6, 4-6
2 Ken Rosewall 2-6, 3-6, 6-4, 3-6
Doubles
Year Partner Round Opponents Score
1948 Mervyn Rose 1 Colin Pym, Ken Slater 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 2-6, 12-10
2 Max Bonner, Tom Warhurst 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 1-6, 1-6
1949 Mervyn Rose 1
2 Arthur Liddle, Gordon Schwartz 6-4, 6-4, 8-10, 6-4
QF Geoffrey Brown, Bill Sidwell 3-6, 4-6, 2-6
1950 Philip Brophy 1 John Bromwich, Adrian Quist 6-3, 6-0, 6-1
1953 David Yates 1 Max Anderson, John O'Brien 6-1, 7-5, 4-6, 10-8
QF Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall 3-6, 5-7, 7-9

Wimbledon[8]

Singles
Year Round Opponent Score
1951 1 Armando Vieira 5-7, 4-6, 6-8
1952 1 Doug Scharenguivel 2-6, 3-6, 4-6
Doubles
Year Partner Round Opponents Score
1951 Peter Cawthorn 1 Leon Norgarb, Armando Vieira 6-3, 6-1, 9-7
2 Jean Becker, G. Mercier 6-1, 6-0, 6-3
3 Jaroslav Drobny, Eric Sturgess 1-6, 2-6, 6-8
1952 Peter Cawthorn 1 Irvin Dorfman, Grant Golden 6-4, 3-6, 1-6, 2-6
MIxed Doubles
Year Partner Round Opponents Score
1951 Rosemary Bulleid 1
2 Ron Statham, Helen Fletcher 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
3 Hans van Swol, Jean Walker-Smith 6-2, 1-6, 3-6
1952 Gem Hoahing 1
2 Bob Lee, Norma Seacy 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
3 Ricky Morea, Thelma Long 1-6, 2-6

Other professional tournament results (UK)

British Professional

Singles
Year Round Opponent Score
1954 4 Kurt Pohmann 7-5, 2-6, 6-2, 1-6, 2-6
1955 2 Peter Cawthorn 1-6, 5-7, 5-7

English professional championships

Singles
Year Round Opponent Score
1954 QF E.H. Fenton 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
SF William John (Bill) Moss 6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
F Arthur Gordon (Paddy) Roberts 2-6, 6-1, 4-6, 3-6

Great Britain Professional Championships

Singles
Year Round Opponent Score
1955 SF William John (Bill) Moss 6-2, 7-5, 6-2
F Arthur Gordon (Paddy) Roberts 5-7, 3-6, 4-6

References

  1. ↑ "The Championships 1951 - Gentlemen's Singles" (PDF). All England Lawn Tennis Club. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Championships 1951 - Gentlemen's Doubles" (PDF). All England Lawn Tennis Club. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Championships 1952 - Gentlemen's Singles" (PDF). All England Lawn Tennis Club. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Championships 1952 - Gentlemen's Doubles" (PDF). All England Lawn Tennis Club. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Foundation". Tennis Coaches Association of Victoria. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "TCAV Legends". Tennis Coaches Association of Victoria. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Australian Open". Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Wimbledon". Retrieved 7 February 2018.
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