Australian tennis player
Full name | Richard Emil Schlesinger |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | (1900-09-23)23 September 1900 Victoria, Australia |
Died | (1968-01-20)20 January 1968 (aged 67) |
Turned pro | 1923 (amateur tour) |
Retired | 1933 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | F (1924, 1929) |
US Open | 2R (1924) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1926, 1927, 1929) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1925) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | F (1923) |
Richard Emil Schlesinger (23 September 1900 β 20 January 1968) was an Australian tennis player.
Schlesinger was a two-time runner-up at the: Australasian Championships, theββfuture Australian Open, losingββto James Anderson in 1924, andββto John Colin Gregory in 1929.
Grand Slam finalsβ»
Singles: 2 runners-upβ»
Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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1924 | Australasian Championships | Grass | ![]() |
3β6, 4β6, 6β3, 7β5, 3β6 |
1929 | Australian Championships | Grass | ![]() |
2β6, 2β6, 7β5, 5β7 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Australasian Open results archive β 1924 Men's Singles". www.ausopen.com. Tennis Australia.
- ^ "Australasian Open results archive β 1929 Men's Singles". www.ausopen.com. Tennis Australia.
- ^ "History of the Australian Open β the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific". australianopen.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2009.
External linksβ»
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