Arthur James Willard (22 April 1893 – 10 June 1968) was an Australian tennis player.
Willard won two mixed doubles titles alongside Daphne Akhurst at the Australasian Championships, the future Australian Open, in 1924 and 1925. Willard also finished singles runner-up to John Hawkes in 1926,[1] mixed doubles runner-up in Australia in 1926 and 1927, and doubles runner-up at the Australian Championships in 1928 and at the French Championships in 1930.
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Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
1926 | Australasian Championships | Grass | John Hawkes | 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 |
Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
1928 | Australian Championships | Grass | Edgar Moon | Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon |
6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
1930 | French Championships | Clay (Red) | Harry Hopman | Henri Cochet Jacques Brugnon |
6–3, 9–7, 6–3 |
Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
1924 | Australasian Championships | Grass | Daphne Akhurst | Esna Boyd Robertson Edgar Hone |
6–3, 6–4 |
1925 | Australasian Championships | Grass | Daphne Akhurst | Sylvia Lance Harper Robert Schlesinger |
6–4, 6–4 |
Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
1926 | Australasian Championships | Grass | Daphne Akhurst | Esna Boyd Robertson John Hawkes |
6–2, 6–4 |
1927 | Australian Championships | Grass | Youtha Anthony | Esna Boyd Robertson John Hawkes |
6–1, 6–3 |