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John Paish (born 25 March 1948) is a former professional
tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...
player from England who competed for
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. He is the son of tennis player and administrator
Geoffrey Paish Geoffrey Lane Paish MBE (2 January 1922 – 3 February 2008) was a noted tennis player and administrator. Paish was born in Croydon, Surrey and educated at Mid-Whitgift School (now Trinity School) in Croydon. Career After World War II Paish ...
. Paish played a
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tie for the Great British team in 1972, against
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. He lost both his singles rubbers, to
Pierre Barthès Pierre Barthès (born 13 September 1941) is a retired French tennis player. Career Born in Béziers, Barthès was one of the Handsome Eight, a group of players signed by Lamar Hunt in 1968 for the newly formed professional World Championshi ...
and
Patrick Proisy Patrick Proisy (; born 10 September 1949) is a French former professional tennis player best remembered for reaching the final of the French Open in 1972 (where he beat top seed and defending champion Jan Kodeš in the quarter-finals and fourth ...
, but won the doubles rubber, beside David Lloyd. It was also with Lloyd that he made the semi-finals of the
1973 Wimbledon Championships The 1973 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was scheduled to be held from Monday 25 June ...
.ITF Pro Circuit Profile
/ref> He was runner-up to
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at the
1972 Queen's Club Championships The 1972 Queen's Club Championships, also known by its sponsored name Rothmans London Grass Court Championships, was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Queen's Club in London in the United Kingdom that wa ...
.ATP World Tour Profile
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Grand Prix career finals


Singles: 1 (0–1)


Doubles: 1 (0–1)


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* * * 1948 births Living people English male tennis players British male tennis players People from Croydon Tennis players from the London Borough of Croydon People from Wimbledon, London Tennis players from the London Borough of Merton {{england-tennis-bio-stub