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Leonard Schwartz (tennis)

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Len Schwartz
Country (sports) Australia
Born(1913-04-23)23 April 1913
Tanunda, South Australia, Australia
Died23 November 2010(2010-11-23) (aged 97)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1937, 1938)
US Open2R (1938)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (1946)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1933, 1937)

Leonard Schwartz (23 April 1913 – 23 November 2010) was an Australian amateur tennis player in the 1930s.[1]

He reached the quarterfinals of the 1937 and 1938 Australian Championships. In doubles, Schwartz reached the final of the 1946 Australian Championships (partnering Max Newcombe).

Schwartz was a member of the Australian Davis Cup team in the 1938 semifinal tie against Mexico and won his singles match against Daniel Hernández.[2]

Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 runner-up

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1946 Australian Championships Grass Australia Max Newcombe Australia John Bromwich
Australia Adrian Quist
3–6, 1–6, 7–9

References

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  1. ^ "Leonard 'Len' Schwartz". Tennis Australia. 25 November 2010.
  2. ^ Reece Homfray (7 December 2010). "Obituary: Len Schwartz". The Courier Mail.
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