James Bayley (15 November 1899 – 17 October 1981) was an Australian male
tennis
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player who represented Australian in the
Olympic Games
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. He competed in the
singles event
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at the
1924 Summer Olympics
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, reaching the third round in which he lost to
Brian Gilbert. With compatriot
James Willard
Arthur James Willard (22 April 1893 – 10 June 1968), better known as ''Jim Willard'', was an Australian tennis player.
Tennis career
Willard won two mixed doubles titles alongside Daphne Akhurst at the Australasian Championships, the futu ...
he competed in the
men's doubles event and reached the second round.
He competed in the
1924 Wimbledon Championships
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and reached the third round in the singles event and lost in the first round of the doubles and mixed doubles event.
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1899 births
1981 deaths
Australian male tennis players
Olympic tennis players for Australia
Tennis players at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Tennis players from New South Wales
20th-century Australian people
Sportsmen from New South Wales
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