| Full name | Reginald D. Bennett |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
| Born | (1937-08-18) 18 August 1937 (age 87) |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1955) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1961) |
| US Open | 2R (1959, 1960) |
Reginald D. Bennett (born 18 August 1937) is a former British tennis player.
Bennett was raised in the town of Bexhill-on-Sea in Sussex. He won the singles titles at the Scottish Championships, South of England Championships and Harpenden Open in 1957.
In 1958, he won the Carmarthenshire Championships. In 1960 he was a finalist at the Western States Championships. He played collegiate tennis in the United States for Lamar Tech and was the 1959 NAIA singles champion.
One of his career best wins came over the American top 10 player Gil Shea in Manchester and he beat Gene Scott in the first round of the 1961 Wimbledon Championships.
References
- "Reg Bennett Returning To America". Daily Mail. 29 December 1959.
- "Lamar Tech Wins NAIA Net Title". The Idaho Statesman. 14 June 1959.
- "Bennett flies lone flag for Britain". The Guardian Journal. 6 June 1957.
External links
- Reg Bennett at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Reg Bennett at the Davis Cup
- Reg Bennett at the International Tennis Federation
- 1937 births
- Living people
- British male tennis players
- Tennis players from East Sussex
- Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals athletes
- College men's tennis players in the United States
- British expatriate tennis players in the United States
- People from Bexhill-on-Sea
- English male tennis players
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- 20th-century English sportsmen