John Barrett (tennis)

John Barrett
MBE
Full nameJohn Edward Barrett
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1931-04-17) 17 April 1931 (age 93)
Mill Hill, London
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
PlaysLeft-handed
Int. Tennis HoF2014 (member page)
Singles
Career record167-149 (52.8%) [1]
Career titles5 [1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1955)
French Open3R (1955, 1961)
Wimbledon3R (1953, 1954, 1955, 1958)
US Open3R (1953)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1955)[2]
Wimbledon3R (1956)[3]
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonQF (1960, 1961, 1966)[3]

John Edward Barrett, MBE (born 17 April 1931) is a former tennis player, television commentator and author. He was born in Mill Hill, North West London, the son of Alfred Edward Barrett, a leaf tobacco merchant, and Margaret Helen Barrett (née Walker). He had one sister, Irene Margaret Leppington (1925–2009), a research chemist. His father had the rare distinction of having played both for Leicester Tigers RFC as a wing three-quarter and for Leicester Fosse FC (the former Leicester City) as a wing half.

  1. ^ a b Garcia, Gabriel (2018). "John Barrett: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SAL. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Results Archive – John Barrett – Australian Open Tennis Championships 2015 – Official Site by IBM". Ausopen.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Archive – Draws Archive : John Barrett – 2015 Wimbledon Championships Website – Official Site by IBM". The Championships, Wimbledon. Retrieved 12 July 2015.

John Barrett (tennis)

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