Ronald McKenzie is a New Zealand professional male tennis player who reached the final of

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in 1960, where he lost to

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6–3, 6–1, 6–1. In 1940, he was the New Zealand Junior tennis champion, but his tennis career was then interrupted by World War II. After the war, he held the national men's title four times, and the doubles title six time. McKenzie, John Barry and Jeff Robson formed the 1947

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, and they travelled to Europe by container ship. Their training on the deck of the freighter came to an end when they lost all their tennis balls overboard. The team was arrested during the journey as there were problems with their documentation. One of McKenzie's more notable appearances resulted on this journey when he turned around a 2 nil lead by

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into a 3 to 2 win by his team in the

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. He played the

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that year and was beaten by

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from Argentina in the second round. McKenzie was New Zealand's best player in the 1950s.

Career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McKenzie, Ron Year of birth missing Possibly living people New Zealand male tennis players