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Ray Dunlop

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Ray Dunlop
Dunlop hitting a running forehand in 1932
Full nameCharles Raymond Dunlop [1]
Country (sports) Australia
Born1904 or 1905
Died27 December 1974 [2]
Concord, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1928)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1931)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenF (1934)

Charles Raymond Dunlop (1904/1905 – 27 December 1974, and also spelled Roy Dunlop) was an Australian tennis player who won the 1931 Australian Championships in men's doubles.[3][4] He was also a finalist in the 1934 Australian Championships in mixed doubles.[5] He was a nephew of Alfred Dunlop, 1908 Australasian Championships doubles champion and singles runner-up.[6]

Grand Slam tournament finals

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Doubles (1 title)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1931 Australian Championships Grass Australia Charles Donohoe Australia Jack Crawford
Australia Harry Hopman
8–6, 6–2, 5–7, 7–9, 6–4[7]

Mixed Doubles (1 final)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1934 Australian Championships Grass Australia Emily Westacott Australia Joan Hartigan
Australia Edgar Moon
3–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "M. A. P." Illawarra Mercury. New South Wales, Australia. 8 February 1946. p. 7 – via Trove.
  2. ^ "Dunlop, Charles Ray". The Age. 4 January 1975. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Lawn tennis: campaign for juniors". The Sydney Sun. 4 March 1926. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Country week lawn tennis". Sydney Arrow. 2 January 1925. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Australian Open: mixed doubles event history". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Personalities In Tennis". The Arrow. New South Wales, Australia. 14 June 1929. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Australian Open archives". Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
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