Ray Dunlop

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Ray Dunlop
Ray Dunlop forehand.jpg
Dunlop hitting a running forehand in 1932
Full nameCharles Raymond Dunlop [1]
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born1904 or 1905
Died27 December 1974 [2]
Concord, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (1928)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open W (1931)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open F (1934)

Charles Raymond Dunlop (1904/1905 – 27 December 1974, and also spelled Roy Dunlop) was an Australian tennis player who won the 1931 Australian Championships in men's doubles. [3] [4] He was also a finalist in the 1934 Australian Championships in mixed doubles. [5] He was a nephew of Alfred Dunlop, 1908 Australasian Championships doubles champion and singles runner-up. [6]

Contents

Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles (1 title)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 1931 Australian Championships Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Charles Donohoe Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Crawford
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Hopman
8–6, 6–2, 5–7, 7–9, 6–4 [7]

Mixed Doubles (1 final)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 1934 Australian Championships Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Emily Westacott Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joan Hartigan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Edgar Moon
3–6, 4–6

References

  1. "M. A. P." Illawarra Mercury . New South Wales, Australia. 8 February 1946. p. 7 via Trove.
  2. "Dunlop, Charles Ray" . The Age . 4 January 1975. p. 20 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Lawn tennis: campaign for juniors". The Sydney Sun. 4 March 1926. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. "Country week lawn tennis". Sydney Arrow. 2 January 1925. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  5. "Australian Open: mixed doubles event history". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  6. "Personalities In Tennis". The Arrow . New South Wales, Australia. 14 June 1929. p. 13 via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Australian Open archives". Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2019.