| Full name | Derrick William Barton |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
| Born | (1923-09-26)26 September 1923 |
| Died | 11 March 2006(2006-03-11) (aged 82) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 1R (1946, 1947) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1946, 1947) |
| US Open | 3R (1946) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1947) |
Derrick William Barton (26 September 1923 – 11 March 2006) was a British tennis player and coach.
Born in London, Barton competed briefly on tour in the immediate post-war period, playing for the Great Britain Davis Cup team in 1946 and 1947. He was a men's doubles quarter-finalist at the 1947 Wimbledon Championships and twice made the singles third round. In 1947 he moved to the United States and began a career in coaching, first serving five years in charge of the Davidson College tennis team. After this he coached Southwestern (now Rhodes College) in Memphis for two decades, then went into business building and resurfacing tennis courts. He was inducted into the Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame in 1999.
See also
References
- ^ Maum, Emmitt (November 12, 1987). "Tennis is lifetime career for Derrick Barton". 148:451. The Commercial Appeal. p. E–15. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- "Barton Quits Davidson Job". The Charlotte News. 1 August 1952.
- "Derrick Barton". tntennishofstg.wpengine.com. Tennessee Tennis Patrons Foundation. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
External links
- Derrick Barton at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Derrick Barton at the Davis Cup
- Derrick Barton at the International Tennis Federation
- 1923 births
- 2006 deaths
- British male tennis players
- British tennis coaches
- Tennis players from London
- Davidson Wildcats coaches
- Rhodes College faculty
- English male tennis players
- Expatriate sports coaches
- English sports coaches
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- 20th-century English sportsmen