Oswald William Thomas Sidwell (16 April 1920 – 19 August 2021) was an Australian tennis player.
Sidwell reached five Grand Slam doubles finals, winning once, at the 1949 U.S. National Championships with compatriot John Bromwich. He also played in the Davis Cup in 1948 and 1949 where Australia lost to the United States both years in the Challenge Round. As a junior, he won the Australian Open boys' singles event in 1939. Sidwell played golf regularly in place of tennis.
He was ranked world No. 10 for 1949 by John Olliff. As of December 2008, Sidwell was still organising golf events at the age of 88.tennishistory.com.au: Bill Sidwell He turned 100 in April 2020Aussie tennis player shares secret to long life on his 100th birthday and died in Caringbah in August 2021, at the age of 101.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (1 title, 4 runners-up) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1947 French Championships Clay Tom Brown Eustace Fannin Eric Sturgess 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6Loss 1947 Wimbledon Grass Tony Mottram Bob Falkenburg Jack Kramer 6–8, 3–6, 3–6Loss 1949 Australian Championships Grass Geoff Brown John Bromwich Adrian Quist 6–1, 5–7, 2–6, 3–6Win 1949 US National Championships Grass John Bromwich Frank Sedgman George Worthington 6–4, 6–0, 6–1Loss 1950 Wimbledon Grass Geoff Brown John Bromwich Adrian Quist 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Mixed doubles (1 runner-up) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1948 Australian Championships Grass Thelma Coyne Long Nancye Wynne Bolton Colin Long 5–7, 6–4, 6–8
References
External links
AVGA official website