Michael Appleton (tennis) explained

Michael Appleton
Country Represented:
Birth Place:Lancashire, England
Plays:Right-handed
Wimbledonresult:Q2 (1978, 1981)
Doublesrecord:0–5
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (1977, 1978, 1980, 1981)
Wimbledonmixedresult:1R (1979)

Michael Appleton is a British former professional tennis player.

Appleton, a Lancashire county player, was a top ranked British junior.[1] His junior career included a win over Ivan Lendl at a tournament in Mexico.[2] He made four doubles main draw appearances at the Wimbledon Championships during the 1970s and 1980s.[3] His daughter Emily is a professional tennis player.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ann, Mike tops . . 21 January 1978 . 36.
  2. Web site: Recollections of winning the first title of the tournament, December 1977 in Mexico City . Abierto Juvenil Mexicano . 13 November 2017.
  3. News: Ramsay . Alix . Working gets set for tennis spectacular . Staines & Ashford News . 10 December 1987 . 82.
  4. News: Spiller . Richard . Promising Appleton enters new age in tennis career . . 20 September 2012 . en.