Gilbert Nunns (June 30, 1907 – July 16, 2001) was a Canadian tennis player. Born in

Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...

, England, Nunns grew up in Canada and was intramural singles and doubles champion while at the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by ...

. He won the singles title at the Ontario Championships on multiple occasions and was twice runner-up at the

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. His career included

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appearances in 1927, 1933 and 1934, the latter as playing captain. He was Canada's top ranked player in 1930 and is a member of the

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Hall of Fame. Nunns was married to tennis player Beatrice Symons and they had four daughters who played collegiate tennis for the University of Toronto. One of their daughters,

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, was a Canadian Federation Cup player.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nunns, Gilbert 1907 births 2001 deaths Canadian male tennis players Tennis players from West Yorkshire Sportspeople from Leeds University of Toronto alumni 20th-century Canadian sportsmen

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