Aubrey Willard Explained

Aubrey Willard
Fullname:Sydney Aubrey Willard
Birth Date:4 1894 df=yes
Birth Place:Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Death Date: [1]
Death Place:New South Wales, Australia
Turnedpro:1919 (amateur tour)
Retired:1934
Australianopenresult:QF (1925, 1931, 1932)
Australianopendoublesresult:QF (1925)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (1924)
Mixed:yes
Australianopenmixedresult:F (1931)
Wimbledonmixedresult:2R (1924)

Aubrey Willard (1894–1961) was an Australian tennis player. He was the brother of Australian singles finalist James Willard. Aubrey Willard served as a driver in the DAC in World war 1. He made his debut at the Australasian championships in 1922 and lost in round three to Andrew Huthnance.[2] At the Australasian championships in 1925, Willard lost in the quarter-finals to Gerald Patterson.[3] In 1928 he lost in round two to Edgar Moon. In 1931 he lost in the Australian quarter finals to Harry Hopman.[4] In 1932, Willard beat Jack Cummings. Willard's play at the net won him the match.[5] Willard lost to Hopman in the quarter-finals.[6] In 1934 Willard lost in round three to Adrian Quist and then turned professional, becoming a coach.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed Doubles (1 runner-up)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Sydney Morning Herald, August 25 1961, Page 26. www.newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Australian Open 1922. www.tennis.co.nf. 27 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170913231817/http://www.tennis.co.nf/AUSTRALIAN%20OPEN%201922.htm. 13 September 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: Australian Open 1925. www.tennis.co.nf.
  4. Web site: Australian Open 1931. www.tennis.co.nf. 27 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170913091634/http://www.tennis.co.nf/AUSTRALIAN%20OPEN%201931.htm. 13 September 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: 11 Feb 1932 - Faultless tennis. Trove.
  6. Web site: Australian Open 1932. www.tennis.co.nf.