Ivor Warwick (19 March 1934 — 4 June 2017) was a British

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player of the 1950s and 1960s. Raised in the

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area, Warwick was most successful on the tennis tour in the 1950s, with his title wins that decade including the

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and North of England Hardcout Championships. Warwick was a

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county player and earned blues in

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tennis. During his regular

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appearances, Warwick twice made the singles third round, including a loss to top seed

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in 1953. He never missed a men's doubles main draw at Wimbledon between 1952 and 1966. Warwick's wife, the former Anthea Gibb, was also a tennis player.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Warwick, Ivor 1934 births 2017 deaths English male tennis players British male tennis players Tennis players from Lancashire Alumni of the University of Cambridge 20th-century British sportsmen 20th-century English sportsmen