Harold Turnbull

Harold Turnbull
Country (sports) Australia
Born1947 (age 77–78)
PlaysLeft-handed
Singles
Career record2–5
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ1 (1973)
Wimbledon1R (1973)
Doubles
Career record2–3
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1974)
US Open2R (1973)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1972, 1973)

Harold Turnbull (born 1947) is an Australian former professional tennis player.

A left-handed player from Queensland, Turnbull was a state champion who was active on tour in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Retiring at the age of 20 due to a back injury, he was appointed tennis director of the Palm Desert Racquet Club in California in 1972. He made a brief comeback and in 1973 featured in the singles main draw at Wimbledon.[1]

Turnbull's younger sister Wendy was a nine-time grand slam doubles champion.[2] One of his brothers, John, was a premiership player for Sandgate in the Queensland Football League.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Untimely injury stopped Turnbull". Palm Desert Post. 1 February 1973.
  2. ^ McNab, Alexander (15 August 1988). "Play Better Tennis In Mixed Company". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Pramberg, Bernie (16 October 2010). "Reunion spurs Sandgate Hawks into new era". The Courier-Mail.