Gene Garrett

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Gene Garrett
Full nameWalter Eugene Garrett
Country (sports) United States
Born(1925-07-11)July 11, 1925
DiedOctober 17, 1993(1993-10-17) (aged 68)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record{{#property:P564}}
Grand Slam singles results
French Open3R (1951)
Wimbledon3R (1951)
US Open3R (1948, 1953)
Career record{{#property:P555}}

Walter Eugene Garrett (July 11, 1925 – October 17, 1993) was an American professional tennis player.[1]

Raised in San Diego, Garrett was a collegiate tennis player for the UCLA Bruins and in 1950 won the NCAA doubles championship partnering Herbert Flam. His collegiate tennis career also include a singles win over Vic Seixas.[2]

Garrett, who made third round of the French Open and Wimbledon in 1951, later competed as a professional. He defeated Bobby Riggs en route to winning the Eastern Professional Championships in 1955 and the following year played a quarter-final at the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, which he lost to Pancho Segura.[3]

In 1956 he was appointed to coach Syracuse University.[3]

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