Bill Sidwell

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Bill Sidwell (born 16 April 1920 in Goulburn, New South Wales) was an Australian tennis player. He reached four Grand Slam doubles finals, winning once, and also played in the Davis Cup in 1948 and 1949. He is now currently Treasurer of the AVGA and is playing golf regulary in place of tennis.

[edit] Grand Slam finals

Year	Competition	Event	Partner	Opponents	Result
1947	French Open	Men's doubles	Tom Brown	Eustace Fannin & Eric Sturgess	lost 4–6 6–4 4–6 3–6
1948	Australian Open	Mixed doubles	Thelma Coyne Long	Nancye Wynne Bolton & Colin Long	lost 5–7 6–4 6–8
1949	Australian Open	Men's doubles	Geoff Brown	Adrian Quist & John Bromwich	lost 6–1 5–7 2–6 3–6
1949	US Open	Men's doubles	John Bromwich	Frank Sedgman & George Worthington	won 6–4 6–0 6–1