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References
- 1 2 Australian Open Results Archive
- 1 2 Wimbledon Results Archive
- ↑ Lew Gerrard Davis Cup Profile
- ↑ Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. New York: Viking Press. p. 293.