Aubrey Willard (1894–1961) was an Australian

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player. He was the brother of Australian singles finalist

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. Aubrey Willard served as a driver in the DAC in World war 1. He made his debut at the Australasian championships in 1922 and lost in round three to Andrew Huthnance. At the Australasian championships in 1925, Willard lost in the quarter-finals to

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. In 1928 he lost in round two to

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. In 1931 he lost in the Australian quarter finals to Harry Hopman. In 1932, Willard beat Jack Cummings. Willard's play at the net won him the match. Willard lost to Hopman in the quarter-finals. In 1934 Willard lost in round three to

Adrian Quist Adrian Karl Quist (23 January 191317 November 1991) was an Australian tennis player. Biography Adrian Quist was born in Medindie, South Australia. His father was Karl Quist, who had been a noted interstate cricketer, and owned a sporting goods ...

and then turned professional, becoming a coach.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed Doubles (1 runner-up)

References

1894 births 1961 deaths Australian male tennis players Tennis people from New South Wales Sportspeople from Bathurst, New South Wales Sportsmen from New South Wales {{Australia-tennis-bio-stub