Derrick Barton
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Derrick William Barton (26 September 1923 – 11 March 2006) was a British tennis player and coach.
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Full name | Derrick William Barton |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | (1923-09-26)26 September 1923 |
Died | 11 March 2006(2006-03-11) (aged 82) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 1R (1946, 1947) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1946, 1947) |
US Open | 3R (1946) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | QF (1947) |
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Born in London, Barton competed briefly on tour in the immediate post-war period, playing for the Great Britain Davis Cup team in 1946 and 1947.[1] He was a men's doubles quarter-finalist at the 1947 Wimbledon Championships and twice made the singles third round. In 1947 he moved to the United States and began a career in coaching, first serving five years in charge of the Davidson College tennis team.[2] After this he coached Southwestern (now Rhodes College) in Memphis for two decades, then went into business building and resurfacing tennis courts.[1] He was inducted into the Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame in 1999.[3]