Bill Sidwell

Bill Sidwell

Full name	Oswald William Thomas Sidwell
Country	Australia
Born	(1920-04-16) April 16, 1920 Goulburn, NSW, Australia
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	SF (1948, 1949, 1950)
Wimbledon	4R (1950)
US Open	3R (1947, 1948)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	F (1949)
French Open	F (1947)
Wimbledon	F (1947)
US Open	W (1949)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	F (1948)
Team Competitions
Davis Cup	F (1948, 1948)

Oswald William Thomas (Bill) Sidwell (born 16 April 1920 in Goulburn, New South Wales) is an Australian former tennis player.

Sidwell reached four Grand Slam doubles finals, winning once, and also played in the Davis Cup in 1948 and 1949. He is currently Treasurer of the AVGA and is playing golf regularly in place of tennis.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles

Titles (1)

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponents	Score
1949	U.S. National Championships	John Bromwich	Frank Sedgman George Worthington	6–4, 6–0, 6–1

Runner-ups (4)

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponents	Score
1947	French Championships	Tom Brown	Eustace Fannin Eric Sturgess	4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
1947	Wimbledon	Tony Mottram	Bob Falkenburg Jack Kramer	6–8, 3–6, 3–6
1949	Australian Championships	Geoff Brown	John Bromwich Adrian Quist	6–1, 5–7, 2–6, 3–6
1950	Wimbledon	Geoff Brown	John Bromwich Adrian Quist	5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6

Mixed doubles

Runner-ups (1)

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponents	Score
1948	Australian Championships	Thelma Coyne Long	Nancye Wynne Bolton Colin Long	5–7, 6–4, 6–8

External links

• Davis Cup profile
• AVGA Official Website