| Gene Garrett | |
| Fullname: | Walter Eugene Garrett |
| Birth Date: | 11 July 1925 |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Frenchopenresult: | 3R (1951) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 3R (1951) |
| Usopenresult: | 3R (1948, 1953) |
Walter Eugene Garrett (July 11, 1925 — October 17, 1993) was an American professional tennis player.[1]
Raised in San Diego, Garrett was a collegiate tennis player for the UCLA Bruins and in 1950 won the NCAA doubles championship partnering Herbert Flam. His collegiate tennis career also include a singles win over Vic Seixas.[2]
Garrett, who made third round of the French Open and Wimbledon in 1951, later competed as a professional. He defeated Bobby Riggs en route to winning the Eastern Professional Championships in 1955 and the following year played a quarter-final at the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, which he lost to Pancho Segura.[3]
In 1956 he was appointed to coach Syracuse University.[3]