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Australian tennis player
Don Turnbull (tennis)
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84 years
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Donald Paterson "Don" Turnbull (28 May 1909 – 30 January 1994) was a tennis player from Australia. He won the men's doubles title at the Australian Championships twice, in 1936 and 1937. Turnbull represented Australia in three Davis Cup ties, including the 1933 Europe Zone final against Great Britain.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1934 | Australian Championships | Grass | Adrian Quist | Pat Hughes Fred Perry | 8–6, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 1935 | French Championships | Clay | Vivian McGrath | Jack Crawford Adrian Quist | 1–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1936 | Australian Championships | Grass | Adrian Quist | Jack Crawford Vivian McGrath | 6–8, 6–2, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 1937 | Australian Championships | Grass | Adrian Quist | John Bromwich Jack Harper | 6–2, 9–7, 1–6, 6–8, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1939 | Australian Championships | Grass | Colin Long | John Bromwich Adrian Quist | 4–6, 5–7, 2–6 |
Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1937 | Australian Championships | Grass | Dorothy Stevenson | Harry Hopman Nell Hall Hopman | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
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