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Jack Darkins
Jack Darkins was a British tennis player, who played in the 1946 Wimbledon Championships in singles. Darkins defeated Egypt's Mahmoud Talaat in the first round at the 1946 Wimbledon championship, but was eliminated in the second round by Bernard Destremau. Darkins was married to Ursula Fleming, an acclaimed British psychotherapist. See also * 1946 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Yvon Petra defeated Geoff Brown in the final, 6–2, 6–4, 7–9, 5–7, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1946 Wimbledon Championships. Bobby Riggs was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning ... References Year of birth missing Year of death missing English male tennis players British male tennis players Place of birth missing 20th-century British people {{England-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. The rules of modern tennis have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Yvon Petra defeated Geoff Brown in the final, 6–2, 6–4, 7–9, 5–7, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1946 Wimbledon Championships. Bobby Riggs was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional. Seeds Dinny Pails ''(quarterfinals)'' Jack Kramer ''(fourth round)'' Geoff Brown ''(final)'' Pancho Segura ''(third round)'' Yvon Petra (champion) Dragutin Mitić ''(fourth round)'' Franjo Punčec Franjo Punčec (; 25 November 1913 – 5 January 1985) was a Yugoslav tennis player. He played for the Yugoslavian team at the International Lawn Tennis Challenge from 1933 to 1946. Early life and family Punčec started to play tennis at the ... ''(quarterfinals)'' Lennart Bergelin ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1946 Wimbledon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
