George Allan Worthington (10 October 1928 – 8 December 1964) was an Australian male

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player who was active in the 1940s and 1950s.

Career

Worthington won the mixed doubles title at the Australian Championships in 1951, 1952 and 1953 together with

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. He was twice runner-up with compatriot

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men's doubles championship. In 1947 they lost the final of the Australian Championship against

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and

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in straight sets and in 1949 in the U.S. National Championship they met the same fate against fellow Australians

and

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. He won a number of career singles titles including the British Pro Championships six times consecutively from 1957 to 1962, the

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two times, (1957, 1962), the Sydney Metropolitan Championships three times, (1950, 1953-54), and the Surrey Championships one time, (1953), the East of England Championships one time, (1949) and the New Zealand Championships one time, (1950). After his active playing career he became coach at the All-England Lawn Tennis Club and coached both the English Davis Cup team and

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team. According to

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, he was "an excellent player in practice. He was known as the 'Champion of Practice'".Peter Rowley, Ken Rosewall, ''Rosewall. Twenty years at the top'', London 1976, p. 93.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (2 runner-ups)

Mixed doubles (3 titles)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Worthington, George Australian male tennis players Tennis players from Sydney 1928 births 1964 deaths Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles Professional tennis players before the Open Era Australian tennis coaches Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles Australian Championships (tennis) junior champions Australian Championships (tennis) champions