Regner Olaf "Jack" Cummings (8 May 1901 – 22 January 1972) was an Australian

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. He also reached the semifinals in 1931 and the quarterfinals in 1930. Cummings won the Queensland Championships in 1926 and 1930. Cummings turned professional in late 1935.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

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* Australian male tennis players 1901 births 1972 deaths Tennis people from New South Wales Professional tennis players before the Open Era 20th-century Australian people {{Australia-tennis-bio-stub