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Australian tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neil Gibson is an Australian former tennis player.[1]
Country (sports) | Australia |
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Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1959) |
French Open | 4R (1957) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1957) |
Gibson's mother Lottie was the sister of tennis player Jack Crawford. He is the brother of Joan Gibson and cousin of Allan Kendall, who were both tour players. As a junior in 1954 he registered wins over Neale Fraser, Roy Emerson and Geoff Brown. He was the youngest ever player to win the South Coast championships.[2] In 1957 he came from two sets down to upset the top seeded Lew Hoad in the third round of the 1957 French Championships.[3] He caused another upset at the 1959 Australian Championships by beating the eighth seed Butch Buchholz.[4]
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