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
Bernard Destremau (; 11 February 1917 – 6 June 2002) was a French tennis player, tank officer, diplomat and politician.
Biography
Born in Paris into a military family, the third son of a WW I cavalry general, his success in accommodating comp ...
.
Darkins was married to
Ursula Fleming
Ursula Fleming (1930 in Liverpool – 1992 in London) was an English psychotherapist, Lay Dominican and author; she was considered an expert in her field of work.
Fleming was educated at Crichton Royal Hospital in Dumfries in south west S ...
, an acclaimed British psychotherapist.
See also
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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 ...
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