Robin Lesh Explained

Robin Lesh
Birth Date:22 August 1939
Plays:Right-handed
Australianopenresult:2R (1961)
Frenchopenresult:3R (1965)
Wimbledonresult:4R (1965)
Australianopendoublesresult:QF (1959)
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (1965)
Wimbledondoublesresult:QF (1963, 1965)
Australianopenmixedresult:QF (1959)
Frenchopenmixedresult:2R (1964, 1965)
Wimbledonmixedresult:4R (1965)

Robin Lesh (22 August 1939 – 5 September 2022)[1] was an Australian tennis player.[2]

Lesh, a Melbourne based player, made her first European tour in 1963 and had a win over a young Virginia Wade en route to the final of the Cumberland tournament.[3] A two-time Wimbledon doubles quarter-finalist, she also made the fourth round of the singles in 1965, then lost to Billie Jean Moffitt.[4] Her tournament wins include the singles title at Aix-en-Provence in 1965.[5] She married Geelong Grammar teacher John Bedggood.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Robin Bedggood . . 7 September 2022.
  2. News: 'Unknown' In Upset Win . . 10 April 1963 . 42 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: Virginia again . . 19 April 1963.
  4. News: Ralston Rallies . . 29 June 1965.
  5. News: Dans le monde du tennis . . 26 April 1965 . French.
  6. News: Bedggood John Andrew . . mytributes.com.au . 28 March 2020.