Geoffrey J. Hughes (born 1939) is a former Australian tennis player who became active in 1961 until he retired in 1962.

Career

He reached the quarter-finals at the 1962 French Championships, he played the qualifications with

John Newcombe John David Newcombe AO OBE (born 23 May 1944) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in both men's singles and men's doubles. Newcombe won a combined 26 major titles: seven in singles, a former ...

in men's singles in 8–6, 6–3, 6–3 then with Italian

Nicola Pietrangeli Nicola "Nicky" Pietrangeli (; born 11 September 1933) is an Italian former tennis player. He won two singles titles at the French Championships and is considered by many to be one of Italy's greatest tennis champions. Biography Nicola Chirinsky ...

(2–6, 6–0, 0–6, 3–6). Hughes also played at the

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such as cities in

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, in

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and Pays-Bas. He also played the titles with Noel Holland in August 1961 at

Le Touquet Le Touquet-Paris-Plage (, Picard language, Picard: ''Ech Toutchet-Paris-Plache''), commonly referred to as Le Touquet (), is a Communes of France, commune near Étaples, in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department, northern France. ...

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and finals with

Barry Phillips-Moore Barry Phillips-Moore (9 June 1938 – 29 June 2023) was an Australian tennis player of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. In singles, Phillips-Moore twice reached the semifinals of the Australian Championships, in 1961 and 1968. In doubles, he ...

in 1961 and 1962.

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* 1939 births Australian male tennis players Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's singles Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-tennis-bio-stub