Paddy Roberts (tennis) explained

Paddy Roberts
Fullname:Arthur Gordon Roberts
Birth Date:21 November 1929
Plays:Right-handed
Frenchopenresult:3R (1951)
Wimbledonresult:2R (1948, 1949, 1950)

Arthur Gordon "Paddy" Roberts (born 21 November 1929) is a British former professional tennis player. He is the son of tennis coach Arthur Roberts Sr, who guided Sue Barker and Angela Mortimer to grand slam titles.[1]

Roberts, native of Torquay, was British junior champion in 1946 and 1947.[2] As an 18-year old in 1948 he had an upset win over France's number five ranked player Roger Duboc at the British Hard Court Championships.[3] He progressed to win titles at Cheltenham and Exmouth amongst others over the next few years. In 1951 he featured for the Great Britain Davis Cup team in a tie against France and lost his reverse singles match to Bernard Destremau in five sets.[4] Later in the year he had a close loss to Eric Sturgess in the final of the Scottish Championships.[5] In 1952 he opted to turn professional. He was a two-time winner of the British Professional Championships.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Fraser . Stuart . There is more to Sue Barker than Question of Sport – she was a great on court . . 5 June 2020 . en.
  2. News: Roberts Keeps His Title . . 13 September 1947.
  3. News: Paddy Roberts: 'The Best Performance Of Career' . Herald Express . 29 April 1948.
  4. News: Paddy Roberts in British Davis Cup side . Evening Despatch . 31 May 1951.
  5. News: Paddy Roberts coming British tennis star . . 6 August 1951.
  6. News: Paddy Roberts Joins Professional Ranks . Herald Express . 7 February 1952.