Vivian McGrath
Vivian McGrath 
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| McGrath in Queensland | |||||||||||||
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 Australia
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| Birthday: | February 17, 1916 | ||||||||||||
| Date of death: | April 9, 1978 | ||||||||||||
| 1st professional season: | 1932 | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 55:28 | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 9 | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 16: 9 | ||||||||||||
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| Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) | |||||||||||||
Vivian "Viv" Erzerum Bede McGrath (born February 17, 1916 , † April 9, 1978 ) was an Australian tennis player .
His greatest success was winning the Australian Tennis Championships (today: Australian Open ) in 1937. In the final, he beat John Bromwich 6: 3, 1: 6, 6: 0, 2: 6 and 6: 1.
In doubles he was able to triumph together with Jack Crawford in 1935 at the Australian Tennis Championships.
McGrath was one of the first tennis players to use the two-handed backhand.
Web links
Commons : Vivian McGrath - collection of images, videos and audio files
- ITF profile Vivian McGrath (English)
- Davis Cup statistics from Vivian McGrath (English)
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| SURNAME | McGrath, Vivian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McGrath, Viv (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 17, 1916 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 1978 |