Leonard Schwartz (tennis)
Appearance
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Tanunda, South Australia, Australia | 23 April 1913
Died | 23 November 2010 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | (aged 97)
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1937, 1938) |
US Open | 2R (1938) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1946) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (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
[edit]Doubles: 1 runner-up
[edit]Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1946 | Australian Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6, 7–9 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Leonard 'Len' Schwartz". Tennis Australia. 25 November 2010.
- ^ Reece Homfray (7 December 2010). "Obituary: Len Schwartz". The Courier Mail.
External links
[edit]- Leonard Schwartz at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Leonard Schwartz at the International Tennis Federation
- Leonard Schwartz at the Davis Cup
- Australian Open results archive