Guy Jackson (tennis)

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Guy Jackson
Country (sports) Republic of Ireland Ireland
Born (1921-09-20)20 September 1921
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near Staines,
England, United Kingdom
Singles
Career record {{#property:P564}}
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon 2R (1948, 1949, 1952)
Career record {{#property:P555}}

Guy Jackson (20 September 1921 - 18 June 1972) was a tennis player and businessman from Ireland.[1]

Career

Jackson competed at the Wimbledon Championships on eight occasions, in 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 and 1960. He made the second round three times.[2]

In the Davis Cup, Jackson took part in 15 ties, the first in 1948 and last in 1964.[3] He won nine singles rubbers and four doubles matches for Ireland.[3]

Staines air disaster

Jackson, an executive with Guinness Brewery, was one of 12 Irish senior businessmen on board British European Airways Flight 548, which crashed near the town of Staines. There were no survivors.[4]

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