Arthur 'Adrian' Haydon (1911 – 12 September 1973) was a male international

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player from

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Table tennis career

He started playing table tennis aged just 7 years-old. During the 1927-28 season he was world ranked 6. He won fourteen medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the

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from 1928 to 1953, including a

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at the

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in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event).

Personal life

He married international player Doris Jordan in 1938. He is the father of

Ann Haydon Jones Ann Shirley Jones, (née Adrianne Haydon on 17 October 1938, also known as Ann Haydon-Jones) is a British former table tennis and lawn tennis champion. She won eight Grand Slam tennis championships in her career: three in singles, three in wom ...

, a finalist at the World Table Tennis Championships and a

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winner in tennis. He also played for the

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2nd XI.

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English male table tennis players 1911 births 1973 deaths {{UK-tabletennis-bio-stub

Table tennis career

Personal life

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