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Brian Tobin
AM
Full name Brian Reginald Tobin
Born 5 December 1930
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died 22 April 2024 (aged 93)
Int. Tennis HoF 2003 (member page)
Singles
Career record 4–6
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 4R (1957, 1960, 1961)
French Open 1R (1964)
Doubles
Career record 1-3
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open SF (1963)
Career[edit]
As a tennis player, Tobin appeared at his first Grand Slam tournament during
the 1949 Australian Championships. During the 1950s and 1960s, he played
in multiple Australian Championships in singles and doubles events. Outside
of Australia, Tobin participated at the 1964 French Championships where he
reached the first round in doubles.[3]
Apart from playing tennis, Tobin was the captain of the Australian team that
won the 1964 Federation Cup.[4] He began his executive career as a member
of Tennis Australia in 1965. He was promoted to president in 1977 and
remained with the organization until 1989. He later became president of
the International Tennis Federation from 1991 to 1999.[5]
Death[edit]
Tobin was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 1986
Australia Day Honours, "for service to tennis, particularly in the field of
administration";[8] he was additionally awarded the Olympic Order in 1999.
[9] Tobin was first inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1991.
[10] Subsequent hall of fame inductions for Tobin were the International Tennis
Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2004.[1]
References[edit]
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