Bill Sidwell

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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

Year Competition Event Partner Opponents Result
1947 French championship Men's doubles Tom Brown Eustace Fannin & Eric Sturgess lost 4–6 6–4 4–6 3–6
1948 Australian championship Mixed doubles Thelma Coyne Long Nancye Wynne Bolton & Colin Long lost 5–7 6–4 6–8
1949 Australian championship Men's doubles Geoff Brown Adrian Quist & John Bromwich lost 6–1 5–7 2–6 3–6
1949 U.S. championship Men's doubles John Bromwich Frank Sedgman & George Worthington won 6–4 6–0 6–1

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