Noel Brown

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Noel A. Brown (born March 21, 1926 in Stamford, Texas) was an outstanding American tennis player in the mid-20th century.

Brown was captain of the University of California at Los Angeles tennis team in 1946.

He won singles titles at two of the world’s oldest and most prestigious tennis events: in 1952 at Cincinnati and in 1956 at Canada. He also won the doubles title at Canada in 1956.

Brown was ranked in the U.S. Top Ten three times: in 1952 (No. 9), 1953 (No. 9) and 1959 (No. 8).

[edit] References

• Cincinnati Enquirer articles, 1952
• Bud Collins' Modern Encyclopedia of Tennis, 1994