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John Bromwich

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John Edward Bromwich (14 November 1918 – 21 October 1999) was an Australian tennis player who, along with fellow countryman Vivian McGrath, was one of the first great players to use a two-handed backhand. [1]

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A. Wallis Myers

Arthur Wallis Myers (24 July 1878 – 17 June 1939) was an English tennis correspondent, editor, author and player.

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Adrian Quist

Adrian Karl Quist (23 January 191317 November 1991) was an Australian tennis player.

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Australian Open

The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually over the last fortnight of January in Melbourne, Australia.

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Bob Falkenburg

Robert Falkenburg (born January 29, 1926) is a former American amateur tennis player and entrepreneur.

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Davis Cup

The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis.

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Dinny Pails

Dennis "Dinny" Pails (4 March 1921 – 22 November 1986) was an Australian tennis champion.

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Don Budge

John Donald ("Don" or "Donnie") Budge (June 13, 1915 – January 26, 2000) was an American tennis player.

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Ellsworth Vines

Henry Ellsworth Vines, Jr. (September 28, 1911 – March 17, 1994) was an American tennis champion of the 1930s, the World No. 1 player or the co-No.

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Frank Parker

Frank "Frankie" Andrew Parker, born as Franciszek Andrzej Pajkowski (January 31, 1916 – July 24, 1997), was a former World No. 1 American male tennis player of Polish immigrant parents who was active in the 1930s and 1940s.

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Frank Sedgman

Francis "Frank" Arthur Sedgman, AM (born 29 October 1927) is a retired World No. 1 amateur tennis champion.

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Frew McMillan

Frew Donald McMillan (born 20 May 1942) is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa who won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt.

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Geelong

Geelong is a port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia.Geelong is south-west of the state capital, Melbourne.

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Google News Archive

Google News Archive is an extension of Google News that provides free access to scanned archives of newspapers and links to other newspaper archives on the web, both free and paid.

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Grand Slam (tennis)

The Grand Slam tournaments, also called majors, are the four most important annual tennis events.

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Harry Hopman

Henry Christian "Harry" Hopman CBE (12 August 1906 – 27 December 1985) was a world-acclaimed Australian tennis player and coach.

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International Tennis Federation

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis.

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International Tennis Hall of Fame

The International Tennis Hall of Fame is located in Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Jack Kramer

John Albert "Jack" Kramer (August 1, 1921 – September 12, 2009) was an American tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s.

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Jaroslav Drobný

Jaroslav Drobný (12 October 1921 - 13 September 2001) was a former World No. 1 amateur tennis champion as well as being an ice hockey player.

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Jimmy Connors

James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) is a retired American world No. 1 tennis player, often considered among the greatest in the history of the sport.

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National Library of Australia

The National Library of Australia is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the Australian people." In 2012–13, the National Library collection comprised 6,496,772 items, and an additional of manuscript material.

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National Library of New Zealand

The National Library of New Zealand (Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa) is New Zealand's legal deposit library charged with the obligation to "enrich the cultural and economic life of New Zealand and its interchanges with other nations" (National Library of New Zealand (Te Puna Mātauranga) Act 2003).

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New South Wales

New South Wales (abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of:Australia.

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Newport, Rhode Island

Newport is a seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States.

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Sydney

Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania.

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Ted Schroeder

Frederick Rudolph "Ted" Schroeder (July 20, 1921 – May 26, 2006) was an American tennis player who won the two most prestigious amateur tennis titles, Wimbledon and the U.S. National.

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Tennis

Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles).

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Tennis Australia

Tennis Australia is the governing body for the sport of tennis in Australia.

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The Championships, Wimbledon

The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and is widely regarded as the most prestigious.

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The Courier-Mail

The Courier-Mail is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Brisbane, Australia.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) is a daily compact newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia.

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US Open (tennis)

The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hard court tennis tournament.

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Victoria (Australia)

Victoria (abbreviated as Vic) is a state in south-eastern Australia.

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Vivian McGrath

Vivian Erzerum Bede "Viv" McGrath (17 February 1916 – 9 April 1978) was an Australian tennis champion of the 1930s.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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1937 Australian Championships – Men's Singles

Vivian McGrath defeated John Bromwich 6–3, 1–6, 6–0, 2–6, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1937 Australian Championships.

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1938 Australian Championships – Men's Singles

First-seeded Don Budge defeated fourth-seeded John Bromwich 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1938 Australian Championships.

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1938 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles

Don Budge defeated Gene Mako 6–3, 6–8, 6–2, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1938 U.S. National Championships to become the first player in history to complete the Grand Slam.

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1939 Australian Championships – Men's Singles

John Bromwich defeated Adrian Quist 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1939 Australian Championships.

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1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 34th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup.

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1939 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles

Bobby Riggs defeated Welby Van Horn 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1939 U.S. National Championships.

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1946 Australian Championships – Men's Singles

John Bromwich defeated Dinny Pails 5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1946 Australian Championships.

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1947 Australian Championships – Men's Singles

Dinny Pails defeated John Bromwich 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 8–6 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1947 Australian Championships.

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1947 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles

Jack Kramer defeated Frank Parker 4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1947 U.S. National Championships.

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1948 Australian Championships – Men's Singles

Adrian Quist defeated John Bromwich 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1948 Australian Championships.

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1948 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Jack Kramer was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional at the end of the 1947 season.

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1949 Australian Championships – Men's Singles

Frank Sedgman defeated John Bromwich 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1949 Australian Championships.

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1950 French Championships – Men's Singles

Budge Patty defeated Jaroslav Drobný 6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 7–5 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1950 French Championships.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bromwich

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