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Bill Durham

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Bill Durham
Full nameWilliam Durham
Country (sports) Australia
Singles
Career record5–11
Highest rankingNo. 202 (3 June 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1974, 1976)
Wimbledon2R (1973)
Doubles
Career record4–7
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976)
Wimbledon2R (1973)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open1R (1972)

William Durham is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was a junior doubles champion at the 1972 Australian Open.

Durham reached a career high ranking of 202 while competing on the professional tour and made regular Australian Open appearance in the 1970s. He also qualified for the main draw of the 1973 Wimbledon Championships, where he had a first round win over Soviet Davis Cup player Sergei Likhachev, before losing his next match in five sets to Russell Simpson.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Tupper, Fred (29 June 1973). "Meier Toppled by Borg in 5 Sets; Taylor Advance". The New York Times.
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