Gilbert Nunns (June 30, 1907 – July 16, 2001) was a Canadian tennis player. Born in

Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by popula ...

, England, Nunns grew up in Canada and was intramural singles and doubles champion while at the

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. He won the singles title at the Ontario Championships on multiple occasions and was twice runner-up at the

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. His career included Davis Cup appearances in 1927, 1933 and 1934, the latter as playing captain. He was Canada's top ranked player in 1930 and is a member of the

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Hall of Fame. Nunns was married to tennis player Beatrice Symons and they had four daughters who played collegiate tennis for the University of Toronto. One of their daughters, Brenda, was a Canadian Federation Cup player.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nunns, Gilbert 1907 births 2001 deaths Canadian male tennis players Tennis people from West Yorkshire Sportspeople from Leeds University of Toronto alumni

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