Ian McInnes (tennis) explained

Ian McInnes
Fullname:Ian Donald McInnes[1]
Birth Date:1901 2, df=y
Birth Place:Victoria, Australia
Death Place:Ocean Grove, Victoria, Australia
Turnedpro:1920 (amateur tour)
Retired:1939
Australianopenresult:QF (1924)
Usopenresult:2R (1923)
Australianopendoublesresult:F (1927)
Mixed:yes
Australianopenmixedresult:SF (1924)

Ian McInnes (1901–1977) was an Australian tennis player. He was also a medical doctor.[2] At the 1923 U.S. Championships, McInnes lost in the second round to Manuel Alonso Areizaga.[3] At the 1924 Australasian championships, McInnes caused a huge upset by beating two-time Wimbledon champion Gerald Patterson. Patterson twisted his ankle in the first set and, because of this, his game was affected and he played mainly from the baseline.[4] McInnes lost in the quarter-finals to Richard Schlesinger.[5] McInnes lost in the second round of the 1927 Australian championships to Rice Gemmell[6] In 1967 McInnes attended Gerald Patterson's funeral.[2]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Australia, Victoria Index to Probate Registers 1841-1989. www.familysearch.org.
  2. Web site: 16 Jun 1967 - Former tennis star buried. Trove.
  3. Book: Talbert, Bill. Bill Talbert. Tennis Observed. 1967. Barre Publishers. Boston. 101. 172306.
  4. Web site: 23 Jan 1924 - Tennis Championships. Trove.
  5. Web site: Australian Open 1924. www.tennis.co.nf. 29 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170914220322/http://www.tennis.co.nf/AUSTRALIAN%20OPEN%201924.htm. 14 September 2017. dead.
  6. Web site: Australian Open 1927. www.tennis.co.nf. 29 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170928193600/http://www.tennis.co.nf/AUSTRALIAN%20OPEN%201927.htm. 28 September 2017. dead.