Henry Billington

Henry Billington
Country (sports)  United Kingdom
Born (1909-11-12)12 November 1909
Roundway, England
Died 1980 (aged 7071)
Turned pro 1934 (amateur tour)
Retired 1956
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open QF (1939)
Wimbledon 3R (1948, 1950, 1951)

Henry Billington (12 November 1909 – 1980)[1] was a British professional tennis player, and the maternal grandfather of Tim Henman.[2] Billington competed at Wimbledon between 1948 and 1951,[3] and also participated in the Davis Cup on three occasions.[4]

References

  1. "Henry Billington". Tennis Archives. 30 March 2013.
  2. "It's now or never". The Observer. 18 January 2004.
  3. Chris Jones (17 April 2002). "Henman's hopes for girl tennis star". Evening Standard.
  4. "Susan Billington". The Telegraph. 4 November 2006.


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