| 词条 | George Worthington (tennis) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|name= George Worthington |fullname= George Allan Worthington |image= |country= {{AUS}} |birth_date= {{birth date|df=y|1928|10|10}} |birth_place= Sydney, Australia |death_date= {{death date and age|df=y|1964|12|8|1928|10|10}} |death_place= Westminster, London |height= |turnedpro= 1956 (amateur tour from 1945) |retired= 1960 |plays= Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |careerprizemoney= |tennishofyear= |tennishofid= |singlesrecord= 319-115 (73.5%) [1] |singlestitles= 25 [2] |highestsinglesranking= 19 (3 April, 1950) [3] |AustralianOpenresult= QF (1949, 1950, 1951, 1954) |FrenchOpenresult= 3R (1950, 1955) |Wimbledonresult= 4R (1949, 1953) |USOpenresult= 3R (1950) | Promajors = yes | USProresult = | WembleyProresult = QF (1957) | FrenchProresult = 1R (1958, 1959) |doublesrecord = |doublestitles = |highestdoublesranking = |currentdoublesranking = |grandslamsdoublesresults = |AustralianOpenDoublesresult = F (1947) |FrenchOpenDoublesresult = |WimbledonDoublesresult = SF (1955) |USOpenDoublesresult = F (1949) |OthertournamentsDoubles = |MastersCupDoublesresult = |WTAChampionshipsDoublesresult = |OlympicsDoublesresult = |Mixed = yes |mixedrecord = |mixedtitles = |AustralianOpenMixedresult = W (1951, 1952, 1955) |FrenchOpenMixedresult = |WimbledonMixedresult = SF (1949, 1950, 1953) |USOpenMixedresult = }} George Allan Worthington (10 October 1928 – 8 December 1964) was an Australian male tennis player who was active in the 1940s and 1950s. CareerWorthington won the mixed doubles title at the Australian Championships in 1951, 1952 and 1953 together with Thelma Coyne Long.[4][5] He was twice runner-up with compatriot Frank Sedgman in Grand Slam men's doubles championship. In 1947 they lost the final of the Australian Championship against Adrian Quist and John Bromwich in straight sets and in 1949 in the U.S. National Championship they met the same fate against fellow Australians John Bromwich and Bill Sidwell.[6][7] He won a number of career singles titles including the British Pro Championships 6 times consecutively from 1957 to 1962, the Slazenger Pro Championships two times, (1957, 1962), the Sydney Metropolitan Championships three times, (1950, 1953-54), and the Surrey Championships one time, (1953), the East of England Championships one time, (1949) and the New Zealand Championships one time, (1950). [8] After his active playing career he became coach at the All-England Lawn Tennis Club and coached both the English Davis Cup team and Wightman Cup team.[9] According to Ken Rosewall, he was "an excellent player in practice. He was known as the 'Champion of Practice'".[10] Grand Slam finalsDoubles (2 runner-ups)
Mixed doubles (3 titles)
References1. ^{{cite web|last1=Garcia|first1=Gabriel|title=George Worthington: Career match record|url=https://app.thetennisbase.com/?enlace=playern&player1=WORTHINGTON,%20GEORGE&sub=2#aSubmenu|website=thetennisbase.com|publisher=Tennismem SL|accessdate=14 December 2017|location=Madrid, Spain}} 2. ^{{cite web|last1=Garcia|first1=Gabriel|title=George Worthington: Career match record|url=https://app.thetennisbase.com/?enlace=playern&player1=WORTHINGTON,%20GEORGE&sub=2#aSubmenu|website=thetennisbase.com|publisher=Tennismem SL|accessdate=14 December 2017|location=Madrid, Spain}} 3. ^{{cite web|last1=Garcia|first1=Gabriel|title=George Worthington: Career match record|url=https://app.thetennisbase.com/?enlace=playern&player1=WORTHINGTON,%20GEORGE&sub=2#aSubmenu|website=thetennisbase.com|publisher=Tennismem SL|accessdate=14 December 2017|location=Madrid, Spain}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=George Worthington Match History|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/careers/23770_MX.html|publisher=Tennis Australia|accessdate=29 May 2012}} 5. ^{{cite book|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|author=Bud Collins|edition=2nd|page=376}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Worthington, George|url=http://www.grandslamhistory.com/index.php?menu=players&act=GetPlayerByIDU&id=139|publisher=Grand Slam History|accessdate=29 May 2012}} 7. ^{{cite book|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|author=Bud Collins|edition=2nd|pages=373, 477}} 8. ^{{cite web|last1=Garcia|first1=Gabriel|title=George Worthington: Tournament results|url=https://app.thetennisbase.com/?enlace=playern&player1=WORTHINGTON,%20GEORGE&sub=4&idjugador=44818&year=&surface=&tipo_de_torneo=&tipo_de_cuadro=W&tm_category=&tm_torneo=&rondaplus=#aSubmenu|website=thetennisbase.com|publisher=Tennismem SL|accessdate=14 December 2017|location=Madrid, Spain}} 9. ^{{cite news|work=The Age|title=Former Davis Cup Man Dies|date=9 December 1964|accessdate=29 May 2012|page=24|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VY9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rZYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3765,1598363}} 10. ^Peter Rowley, Ken Rosewall, Rosewall. Twenty years at the top, London 1976, p. 93. External links
8 : Australian male tennis players|Sportspeople from Sydney|Tennis people from New South Wales|1928 births|1964 deaths|Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles|Professional tennis players before the Open Era|Australian tennis coaches |
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