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Dennis "Dinny" Pails (4 March 1921 – 22 November 1986) was an Australian tennis champion.
| Full name | Dennis Robert Pails |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
| Born | 4 March 1921 Nottingham, England |
| Died | 22 November 1986 (aged 65) Sydney, Australia |
| Turned pro | 1947 (amateur tour from 1937) |
| Retired | 1969 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 322–226 (58.7%)[1] |
| Career titles | 18[2] |
| Highest ranking | No. 6 (1947, John Olliff)[3] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1947) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1947) |
| US Open | 4R (1947) |
| Professional majors | |
| US Pro | QF (1948, 1957) |
| Wembley Pro | QF (1949, 1952) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1946) |
| Wimbledon | F (1946) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1946) |
Pails was born in England, but moved to Australia in 1922 at age 1. Pails won the men's singles championship at the Australian Championships in 1947. Pails defeated John Bromwich in the final in five sets: 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 8–6, saving a match point in the process.[4] Pails played eight Davis Cup matches between 1946 and 1947, winning three matches and losing five.
Pails turned professional at the end of 1947.[5][6] He played on the pro tour off and on for many years. Bud Collins ranked him the World No. 4 pro in 1948, and Pails reached as high as World No. 6 in the 1947 amateur rankings.[3] According to tennis great and long-time promoter Jack Kramer, Pails beat Pancho Segura 41 to 31 matches in the 1948 tour, "but that was when Segoo was still learning how to play fast surfaces." Kramer beat Pails "55 times with 1 draw, but somehow we were able to forget that off the court."
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1946 | Australian Championships | Grass | John Bromwich | 7–5, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Win | 1947 | Australian Championships | Grass | John Bromwich | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 8–6 |
Doubles (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1946 | Wimbledon | Grass | Geoff Brown |  Tom Brown Jack Kramer | 4–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
References
- Garcia, Gabriel. "Dinny Pails: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- Garcia, Gabriel. "Dinny Pails: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 426.
- "Dinny Pails". www.tennis.co.nf.
- ""Pails' Critics Sore" Says Kramer". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 November 1947. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Pails Joins Kramer And Riggs In US Pro Tennis Troupe From our own correspondent and AAP". The Argus. Melbourne. 21 November 1947. p. 24 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Dinny Pails at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Dinny Pails at the International Tennis Federation
- Dinny Pails at the Davis Cup
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Dennis "Dinny" Pails (Nottingham, 4 de marzo de 1921 - Sídney, 22 de noviembre de 1986) fue un jugador de tenis australiano recordado, entre otros, por haber logrado el Campeonato Australiano de 1947.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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