Alan Lane (tennis)

Alan Lane is an Australian former tennis player who competed on the world tour from 1959 to 1964.[1]

Alan Lane
Country (sports) Australia
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1962)
French Open4R (1963)
Wimbledon2R (1960, 1963)
US Open3R (1961)

Lane, who grew up in Adelaide, made the singles fourth round of the 1963 French Championships and won several international tournaments. These titles include Israel's Passover championships and the Chilean championships in Santiago.[2][3] He served as the coach of both Portugal and Israel in the Davis Cup.[1] During the 1970s he relocated to the United States and worked as a teaching pro, but is now living in Far North Queensland.[4]

References

  1. "New tennis pro has new ideas". The Journal News. 3 February 1980.
  2. "Aussie wins Israel tennis". The Australian Jewish News. 4 May 1962. p. 24 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Chilean Title To Alan Lane". The Canberra Times. 19 November 1963. p. 32 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Alan wrote the book on tennis". The Weekend Post. 28 February 2015.
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