Derrick Barton Explained

Derrick Barton
Fullname:Derrick William Barton
Birth Date:26 September 1923
Plays:Right-handed
Frenchopenresult:1R (1946, 1947)
Wimbledonresult:3R (1946, 1947)
Usopenresult:3R (1946)
Wimbledondoublesresult:QF (1947)

Derrick William Barton (26 September 1923 ā€“ 11 March 2006) was a British tennis player and coach.

Born in London, Barton competed briefly on tour in the immediate post-war period, playing for the Great Britain Davis Cup team in 1946 and 1947.[1] He was a men's doubles quarter-finalist at the 1947 Wimbledon Championships and twice made the singles third round. In 1947 he moved to the United States and began a career in coaching, first serving five years in charge of the Davidson College tennis team.[2] After this he coached Southwestern (now Rhodes College) in Memphis for two decades, then went into business building and resurfacing tennis courts.[1] He was inducted into the Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame in 1999.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Maum . Emmitt . Tennis is lifetime career for Derrick Barton . January 7, 2023 . 148:451 . The Commercial Appeal . November 12, 1987 . Eā€“15.
  2. News: Barton Quits Davidson Job . . 1 August 1952.
  3. Web site: Derrick Barton . tntennishofstg.wpengine.com . Tennessee Tennis Patrons Foundation . January 7, 2023.