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Bill Sidwell
Full name	Oswald William Thomas Sidwell
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	April 16, 1920 (age 104); Goulburn, NSW, Australia
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	SF (1948, 1949, 1950)
Wimbledon	4R (1950)
US Open	3R (1947, 1948)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	F (1949)
French Open	F (1947)
Wimbledon	F (1947)
US Open	W (1949)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	F (1948)

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Oswald William Thomas (Bill) Sidwell (born 16 April 1920 in Goulburn, New South Wales) was an Australian tennis player.

Sidwell reached four Grand Slam doubles finals, winning once, and also played in the Davis Cup in 1948 and 1949. He is currently Treasurer of the AVGA and is playing golf regularly in place of tennis.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles

Titles (1)

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponents	Score
1949	U.S. National Championships	John Bromwich	Frank Sedgman George Worthington	6–4, 6–0, 6–1

Runner-ups (4)

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponents	Score
1947	French Championships	Tom Brown	Eustace Fannin Eric Sturgess	4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
1947	Wimbledon	Tony Mottram	Bob Falkenburg Jack Kramer	6–8, 3–6, 3–6
1949	Australian Championships	Geoff Brown	John Bromwich Adrian Quist	6–1, 5–7, 2–6, 3–6
1950	Wimbledon	Geoff Brown	John Bromwich Adrian Quist	5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6

Mixed doubles

Runner-ups (1)

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponents	Score
1948	Australian Championships	Thelma Coyne Long	Nancye Wynne Bolton Colin Long	5–7, 6–4, 6–8

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 Sidwell reached four [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] doubles finals, winning once, and also played in the [[Davis Cup]] in 1948 and 1949. He is currently Treasurer of the AVGA and is playing golf regularly in place of tennis.
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+|[[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Bromwich]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Frank Sedgman]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[George Worthington  (tennis)|George Worthington]] || 6–4, 6–0, 6–1
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+====Runner-ups (4)====
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+|width="180"|'''Opponents
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+| 1947 || [[1947 French Championships (tennis)|French Championships]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Tom Brown (tennis)|Tom Brown]] || {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Eustace Fannin]] <br/> {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Eric Sturgess]] || 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
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+| 1947 || [[1947 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tony Mottram]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Falkenburg]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Kramer]] || 6–8, 3–6, 3–6
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+| 1949 || [[Australian Open|Australian Championships]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Geoff Brown (tennis)|Geoff Brown]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Bromwich]] <br/> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Adrian Quist]] || 6–1, 5–7, 2–6, 3–6
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+| 1950 || [[1950 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Geoff Brown (tennis)|Geoff Brown]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Bromwich]] <br/> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Adrian Quist]] || 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6
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+===Mixed doubles===
+====Runner-ups (1)====
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 |-
+|width="50"|'''Year
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+|width="200"|'''Tournament
-|-
+|width="180"|'''Partner
-| 1949 || [[Australian Open (tennis)|Australian championship]] || Men's doubles || [[Geoff Brown (tennis)|Geoff Brown]] || [[Adrian Quist]] & [[John Bromwich]] || lost 6–1 5–7 2–6 3–6
+|width="180"|'''Opponents
-|-
+|width="150"|'''Score
-| 1949 || [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. championship]] || Men's doubles || [[John Bromwich]] || [[Frank Sedgman]] & [[George Worthington (tennis)|George Worthington]] || won 6–4 6–0 6–1
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-|-
+| 1948 || [[Australian Open|Australian Championships]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Thelma Coyne Long]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nancye Wynne Bolton]] <br/> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Colin Long (tennis)|Colin Long]] || 5–7, 6–4, 6–8
-| 1950 || [[Wimbledon (tennis)|Wimbledon championship]] || Men's doubles || [[Geoff Brown (tennis)|Geoff Brown]] || [[John Bromwich]] & [[Adrian Quist]] || lost 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-3 2-6
 |}
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