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Gerry Oakley

Gerald Oakley (born 25 July 1933) is a British former tennis player.


Full name
Great Britain
(1933-07-25) 25 July 1933Purley, Surrey, England
6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Right-handed
2R (1949, 1954)
3R (1951, 1957, 1959)
3R (1952)
3R (1963)
F (1949)
QF (1952)

Gerald Oakley (born 25 July 1933) is a British former tennis player.

Born in Purley, Surrey, Oakley was a tall bespectacled player, active on tour from the 1940s to 1960s.

Oakley, a mixed doubles finalist at the 1949 French Championships, represented the Great Britain Davis Cup team in 1953 and 1953. He won both of his singles rubbers, including a five-set match against Wimbledon champion Bob Falkenburg of Brazil.

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1949French ChampionshipsClayJean QuertierSheila Piercey Summers Eric Sturgess1–6, 1–6
  • List of Great Britain Davis Cup team representatives

  • Gerry Oakley at the Association of Tennis Professionals

  • Gerry Oakley at the Davis Cup (archived)

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