Henry Billington | |
Birth Date: | 12 November 1908[1] [2] |
Birth Place: | Roundway, Wiltshire, England |
Death Date: | [3] |
Death Place: | Newbury, Berkshire, England |
Turnedpro: | 1934 (amateur tour) |
Retired: | 1956 |
Plays: | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Frenchopenresult: | QF (1939) |
Wimbledonresult: | 3R (1948, 1950, 1951) |
Henry Billington (12 November 1908 – 29 November 1980) was a British amateur tennis player, and the maternal grandfather of Tim Henman.[4] Billington competed at Wimbledon between 1948 and 1951,[5] and also participated in the Davis Cup on three occasions.[6]
His other career singles highlights include winning the Angmering-on-Sea Open two times (1937-38).