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Abel Kay

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Abel Kay
Full nameAbel Alexander Kay
Country (sports) Australia
Born7 March 1911
Mitcham, Victoria, Australia
Died26 September 2004 (aged 93)[1]
Berwick, Victoria, Australia
Turned pro1932 (amateur tour)
Retired1947
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (1936)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1936)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenF (1936)

Abel Kay (1911–2004) was an Australian tennis player. He was renowned for his fitness and played several sports to a good standard. As a boxer he was Victorian amateur welterweight champion in 1931. He also played football and water polo.[2] Entering the Australian Championships for the first time in 1933, Kay lost in round one to Wilmer Allison. The following year he lost his first match to Harry Lee in five sets. In 1935 he lost his first match to Enrique Maier. In 1936 Kay reached the semi finals (beating Don Turnbull before losing to Jack Crawford). [3] The following year he lost to Vivian McGrath in the quarter finals. In 1939 he lost in round one to James Gilchrist.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed Doubles (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1936 Australian Championships Grass Australia May Blick Australia Nell Hall Hopman
Australia Harry Hopman
2–6, 0–6

References

  1. ^ "Kay, Abel Alexander". Eucalypt.com.
  2. ^ "06 Feb 1936 All-rounder is Abe Kay". Trove.
  3. ^ "Australian Open 1936". tennis.co.nf.