Aubrey Willard

Aubrey Willard

Full name	Sydney Aubrey Willard
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	(1894-04-00)April 1894 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Died	24 August 1961(1961-08-24) (aged 67) [1] New South Wales, Australia
Turned pro	1919 (amateur tour)
Retired	1934
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (1925, 1931, 1932)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1925)
Wimbledon	1R (1924)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	F (1931)
Wimbledon	2R (1924)

Aubrey Willard (1894–1961) was an Australian tennis player. He was the brother of Australian singles finalist James Willard. Aubrey Willard served as a driver in the DAC in World war 1. He made his debut at the Australasian championships in 1922 and lost in round three to Andrew Huthnance.[2] At the Australasian championships in 1925, Willard lost in the quarter-finals to Gerald Patterson.[3] In 1928 he lost in round two to Edgar Moon. In 1931 he lost in the Australian quarter finals to Harry Hopman.[4] In 1932, Willard beat Jack Cummings. Willard's play at the net won him the match.[5] Willard lost to Hopman in the quarter-finals.[6] In 1934 Willard lost in round three to Adrian Quist and then turned professional, becoming a coach.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed Doubles (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1931	Australian Championships	Grass	Emily Hood Westacott	Marjorie Cox Crawford Jack Crawford	5–7, 4–6

References

1. "The Sydney Morning Herald, August 25 1961, Page 26". www.newspapers.com.
2. "Australian Open 1922". www.tennis.co.nf. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
3. "Australian Open 1925". www.tennis.co.nf.
4. "Australian Open 1931". www.tennis.co.nf. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
5. "11 Feb 1932 - Faultless tennis". Trove.
6. "Australian Open 1932". www.tennis.co.nf.