William Durham is an Australian former professional

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player. He was a junior doubles champion at the

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. Durham reached a career high ranking of 202 while competing on the professional tour and made regular

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appearance in the 1970s. He also qualified for the main draw of the

1973 Wimbledon Championships The 1973 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was scheduled to be held from Monday 25 June ...

, where he had a first round win over Soviet Davis Cup player

Sergei Likhachev Sergei Likhachev (20 March 1940, Baku, Azerbaijan SSR — 18 October 2016, Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet tennis player and tennis coach. He competed in the Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is r ...

, before losing his next match in five sets to Russell Simpson.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Durham, Bill Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian male tennis players Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles Australian Open (tennis) junior champions 20th-century Australian people Place of birth missing (living people)