Reg Bennett (tennis)
| Full name | Reginald D. Bennett |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
| Born | 18 August 1937 |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1955) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1961) |
| US Open | 2R (1959, 1960) |
Reginald D. Bennett (born 18 August 1937) is a British former tennis player.[1]
Bennett, raised in the town of Bexhill-on-Sea in Sussex, won the singles title at both the Scottish Championships and South of England Championships and Harpenden Open in 1957. In 1958 he won the Carmarthenshire Championships. In 1960 he was a finalist at the Western States Championships. He played collegiate tennis in the United States for Lamar Tech and was the 1959 NAIA singles champion.[2] One of his career best wins came over American top 10 player Gil Shea in Manchester and he beat Gene Scott in the first round of the 1961 Wimbledon Championships.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Reg Bennett Returning To America". Daily Mail. 29 December 1959.
- ^ "Lamar Tech Wins NAIA Net Title". The Idaho Statesman. 14 June 1959.
- ^ "Bennett flies lone flag for Britain". The Guardian Journal. 6 June 1957.
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Categories:
- 1937 births
- Living people
- British male tennis players
- Tennis players from East Sussex
- Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals athletes
- College men's tennis players in the United States
- British expatriate tennis players in the United States
- People from Bexhill-on-Sea
- English male tennis players
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- 20th-century English sportsmen