Jack Cummings (tennis)

Jack Cummings
Full name Regner Olaf Cummings
Country (sports)  Australia
Born 8 May 1901
Wellington, New South Wales
Died 22 January 1972(1972-01-22) (aged 70)
Sydney, New South Wales
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open F (1928)
Wimbledon 1R (1928)
US Open 2R (1928)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open SF (1929, 1930, 1933)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open QF (1935)

Regner Olaf "Jack" Cummings or Ronald Cummings (8 May 1901 – 22 January 1972) was an Australian tennis player.

Cummings finished runner-up to Jean Borotra at the Australian Championships, the future Australian Open, in 1928.[1] He also reached the semifinals in 1931 and the quarterfinals in 1930. Cummings won the Queensland Championships in 1926 and 1930.

Cummings turned professional in late 1935.[2][3]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up1928Australian ChampionshipsGrassFrance Jean Borotra4–6, 1–6, 6–4, 7–5, 3–6

References

  1. ↑ "History of the Australian Open – the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific". australianopen.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  2. ↑ "Two tennis professionals". The Argus (27, 826). 25 October 1935. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Qld. Pro's. shock attack defeats Cochet". Truth (1861). Brisbane. 24 November 1935. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.


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