Lionel Brodie
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 May 1917 Euroa, Australia |
| Died | 15 May 1995 (aged 77) |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1939, 1946, 1947) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1947)[1] |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1939)[1] |
Lionel Brodie (28 May 1917 – 15 May 1995)[2] was an Australian amateur tennis player who competed mainly in the 1930s and 1940s.
He reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Championships in 1939, 1946 and 1947.[3][4] He played in the Davis Cup.[5] He also competed in doubles with good results at both state and national levels.[6][7] In November 1949 Brodie and doubles partner Bert Tonkin lost to 15-year-olds Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall in an interstate match at Kooyong (6-3, 6-4).[8]
Brodie was ranked in the top 10 Australian players in 1939, 1940, 1945/6, 1946/7 and 1947/8.[9]
Along with Frank Sedgman and Paul McNamee, Brodie also won the Grace Park Lawn Tennis Club championship,[10] where the club recognises Brodie's contributions by awarding the Pennant Player of the Year the Lionel Brodie Trophy.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Australian Open Results Archive
- ^ "Deaths - Brodie, Lionel Bernard". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 May 1995. p. 49. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Lionel Brodie | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Tom Brown, Mulloy gain in title tennis". The New York Times. Associated Press. 24 January 1947. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Current Jewish Tennis Players". The Australian Jewish Herald. 20 May 1955. Retrieved 20 August 2021 – via The National Library of Israel.
- ^ "Results Archive - Lionel Brodie - Australian Open Tennis Championships 2015 - Official Site by IBM". 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Pails and Brown win doubles title in state tennis". Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory. 12 November 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 20 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Royall, Ian (16 January 2019). "Baby-faced Legends". Herald Sun, Sunday Home Magazine. p. 14.
- ^ "Australian Top 10 Rankings Men and Women". tennishistory.com.au. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Fjeldstad, Jesper (27 March 2001). "Lord of Grace Park again". Leader - Progress Press. Melbourne. p. 48.
- ^ "Grace Park Lawn Tennis Club Inc. Annual Report 2014". studylib.net. Retrieved 20 August 2021.