World Championship successes
Seniors
Individual Event:
Congratulations to Graham Neale who, with partner Gillian Brook, won gold in a tense mixed 60+ final beating the Hungarian number one seeds.
Team event results as follows (with GB placings):
- Fred Perry Cup M50 - 10th
- Maria Bueno Cup W50 - 2nd
- Austria Cup M55 - 9th
- Maureen Connolly Cup W55 - 7th
- Von Cramm Cup M60 - 4th
- Alice Marble Cup W60 - 3rd
Super-Seniors
Individual Event:
Congratulations to Chris Ornstien & Richard Tutt who won silver medals in the men's 75+ doubles – they had a brilliant tie-break decider win over the American top seeds in the semi-final but lost out to the Bolivian (Saravia) and Spanish (Ramirez) pair in the final, who only lost 10 games during the event. Richard, with partner Frances Maclennan, also won a silver medal in the mixed 75+ event - they had a great win in their semi-final against the top seeds.
Team event results as follows (with GB placings):
- Britannia Cup M65 - 4th
- Kitty Godfree Cup W65 - 2nd
- Jack Crawford Cup M70 - 5th
- Althea Gibson Cup W70 - 2nd
- Queens Cup W75 - 3rd
- Bitsy Grant Cup M75 - 3rd
- Gardnar Mulloy Cup M80 - 3rd
- Doris Hart Cup W80 - 5th
- Angela Mortimer Cup W85 - 2nd
- Lorne Main Cup M85 - 4th