Geoff Bluett

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Geoff Bluett
Full nameGeoffrey Bluett
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Born (1941-05-20) 20 May 1941 (age 83)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon 2R (1965, 1968)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 3R (1965)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (1965, 1968)

Geoffrey Bluett (born 20 May 1941) is a British former tennis player.

Active on tour during the 1960s, Bluett won the South of England Championships in 1964 and qualified for four singles main draws at Wimbledon. [1] [2] His Wimbledon appearances included a first round win over Nicola Pietrangeli in 1968. [3]

Bluett, a Middlesex county player, was a sports outfitter by profession. [4]

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References

  1. "Bluett's Title". Birmingham Daily Post . 14 September 1964. p. 12.
  2. "Matthews through to Wimbledon". Birmingham Daily Post . 20 June 1968. p. 41.
  3. "Pietrangeli And Darmon Out". Daily Mirror . 26 June 1968. p. 23.
  4. Clarke, Nigel (20 June 1968). "Geoff through to face the man he beat!". Daily Mirror . p. 27.