Geoff Brown (tennis)
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Geoff Brown is a former Australia
n male tennis player, born in Murrurundi, New South Wales
, Australia.
Brown was runner-up to Yvon Petra
in the 1946 Wimbledon Championships
final, and also reached the 1949 Australian Championships
doubles final, alongside Bill Sidwell
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n male tennis player, born in Murrurundi, New South Wales
Murrurundi, New South Wales
Murrurundi is a rural town in Upper Hunter Shire, located in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales. Murrurundi, which is 193 km by road from Newcastle and 309 km from Sydney, has a population of 1,330 people...
, Australia.
Brown was runner-up to Yvon Petra
Yvon Petra
Yvon Petra was a French male tennis player. He was born in Cholon, Vietnam. He is best remembered as the last Frenchman to win the Wimbledon championships men's singles title in 1946, beating Geoff Brown in five sets in the final...
in the 1946 Wimbledon Championships
1946 Wimbledon Championships
-Men's Singles: Yvon Petra defeated Geoff Brown 6-2 6-4 7-9 5-7 6-4-Women's Singles: Pauline Betz Addie defeated Louise Brough Clapp 6-2, 6-4...
final, and also reached the 1949 Australian Championships
1949 Australian Championships (tennis)
List of Champions of the 1949 Australian Championships :-Men's Singles: Frank Sedgman defeated John Bromwich 6-3 6-2 6-2-Women's Singles: Doris Hart defeated Nancye Wynne Bolton 6-3, 6-4...
doubles final, alongside Bill Sidwell
Bill Sidwell
Bill Sidwell was an Australian tennis player.Sidwell reached four Grand Slam doubles finals, winning once, and also played in the Davis Cup in 1948 and 1949. He is currently Treasurer of the AVGA and is playing golf regularly in place of tennis.-Grand Slam finals:-External links:* *...
.