Reginald D. Bennett (born 18 August 1937) is a British former

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player. Bennett, raised in the town of

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in Sussex, won the singles title at both the Scottish Championships and

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and Harpenden Open in 1957. In 1958 he won the Carmarthenshire Championships. In 1960 he was a finalist at the Western States Championships. He played collegiate tennis in the United States for Lamar Tech and was the 1959 NAIA singles champion. One of his career best wins came over American top 10 player Gil Shea in Manchester and he beat

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in the first round of the 1961 Wimbledon Championships.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Reg 1937 births Living people British male tennis players Tennis people from East Sussex Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals athletes College men's tennis players in the United States People from Bexhill-on-Sea