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Gordon Dickinson

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Gordon Dickinson
Full nameGordon William Rivers Dickinson[1]
Country (sports) Australia
Born(1901-11-29)29 November 1901[1]
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died28 February 1991(1991-02-28) (aged 89)[1][2]
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Turned pro1922 (amateur tour)
Retired1931
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1924)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1924)

Gordon Dickinson (1901–1991) was an Australian tennis player. While at school he showed promise at cricket and was a versatile left handed tennis player.[3] Dickinson won the Burnie men's singles event in 1923 and 1924.[4] Dickinson first entered the Australasian championships in 1924, when he lost in the quarter-finals to Garton Hone.[5] In 1927, Dickinson lost in round two of the Australian championships to Gordon Lum.[6] In 1927 Dickinson sustained an eye injury from a piece of wood, an injury that required surgical treatment.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "The Kings Candlesticks - Family Trees". www.thekingscandlesticks.com.
  2. ^ "Gordon W. Rivers Dickinson". billiongraves.com.
  3. ^ "22 Dec 1923 - Young Tennis Star Dickinson shows promise". Trove.
  4. ^ "15 Nov 1929 - Lawn Tennis". Trove.
  5. ^ "Australian Open 1924". www.tennis.co.nf. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Australian Open 1927". www.tennis.co.nf.
  7. ^ "18 Jun 1927 - Lawn Tennis". Trove.