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George Worthington (tennis)

Australian tennis player

Field	Value
name	George Worthington
fullname	George Allan Worthington
country
birth_date
birth_place	Sydney, Australia
death_date
death_place	Westminster, London
turnedpro	1956 (amateur from 1945)
retired	1960
plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
singlesrecord	319-115 (73.5%)
singlestitles	25
AustralianOpenresult	QF (1949, 1950, 1951, 1954)
FrenchOpenresult	3R (1950, 1955)
Wimbledonresult	4R (1949, 1953)
USOpenresult	3R (1950)
Promajors	yes
WembleyProresult	QF (1957)
FrenchProresult	1R (1958, 1959)
AustralianOpenDoublesresult	F (1947)
WimbledonDoublesresult	SF (1955)
USOpenDoublesresult	F (1949)
Mixed	yes
AustralianOpenMixedresult	W (1951, 1952, 1955)
WimbledonMixedresult	SF (1949, 1950, 1953)

George Allan Worthington (10 October 1928 – 8 December 1964) was an Australian male tennis player who was active in the 1940s and 1950s.

Career

Worthington won the mixed doubles title at the Australian Championships in 1951, 1952 and 1953 together with Thelma Coyne Long.

He was twice runner-up with compatriot Frank Sedgman in Grand Slam men's doubles championship. In 1947 they lost the final of the Australian Championship against Adrian Quist and John Bromwich in straight sets and in 1949 in the U.S. National Championship they met the same fate against fellow Australians John Bromwich and Bill Sidwell.

He won a number of career singles titles including the Australian Capital Territory Championships (later called the ACT Open) (1953), the British Pro Championships six times consecutively from 1957 to 1962, the Slazenger Pro Championships two times, (1957, 1962), the Sydney Metropolitan Championships three times, (1950, 1953–54), and the Surrey Championships one time, (1953), the East of England Championships one time, (1949) and the New Zealand Championships one time, (1950).

After his active playing career he became coach at the All-England Lawn Tennis Club and coached both the English Davis Cup team and Wightman Cup team.

According to Ken Rosewall, he was "an excellent player in practice. He was known as the 'Champion of Practice'".

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (2 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents
Loss	1947	Australian Championships	Grass	AUS Frank Sedgman	AUS Adrian Quist
AUS John Bromwich	1–6, 3–6, 1–6
Loss	1949	U.S. National Championships	Grass	AUS Frank Sedgman	AUS John Bromwich
AUS Bill Sidwell	4–6, 0–6, 1–6

Mixed doubles (3 titles)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents
Win	1951	Australian Championships	Grass	AUS Thelma Coyne Long	AUS Clare Proctor
AUS Jack May	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Win	1952	Australian Championships	Grass	AUS Thelma Coyne Long	AUS Gwen Thiele
AUS Tom Warhurst	9–7, 7–5
Win	1955	Australian Championships	Grass	AUS Thelma Coyne Long	AUS Jenny Staley
AUS Lew Hoad	6–2, 6–1

References

"George Worthington: Career match record". Tennismem SL.
"George Worthington Match History". Tennis Australia.
Bud Collins. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
"Worthington, George". Grand Slam History.
Bud Collins. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
"George Worthington: Tournament results". Tennismem SL.
(9 December 1964). "Former Davis Cup Man Dies". [[The Age]].
Peter Rowley, Ken Rosewall, ''Rosewall. Twenty years at the top'', London 1976, p. 93.

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