Kenneth Bruce McGregor was an Australian tennis player from Adelaide who won the Men's Singles title at the Australian Championships in 1952.
15 Facts About Ken McGregor
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In 1953, Jack Kramer induced both Sedgman and Ken McGregor to turn professional.
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Ken McGregor was ranked as high as World No 3 in 1952.
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At the Australian Championships in 1950, Ken McGregor beat top seed Jaroslav Drobny in an early round before losing the final against Sedgman.
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Ken McGregor won the 1952 Australian Championships, beating Savitt and Sedgman in the last two rounds.
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Ken McGregor won the Belgian Championships defeating Budge Patty in the semifinal and Tony Trabert in a close five set final.
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Ken McGregor won the 1952 Eastern Grass Court Championships defeating in succession Straight Clark, Savitt, and Sedgman in the final.
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In January 1959, Ken McGregor won a personal series of matches against Mal Anderson at Cairns, Queensland by a score of three to zero.
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Ken McGregor was a fine all-round athlete, excelling in cricket, Australian rules football, and tennis.
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In 1999, Ken McGregor was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island followed in 2000 by induction into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame.
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The Ken McGregor Foundation was established by Tennis SA, the governing body of tennis in South Australia, with the aim of assisting the next generation of international tennis players.
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Ken McGregor was the son of Bruce and Winnifred McGregor.
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Ken McGregor had one sister who was born in 1927, the day their father Bruce was awarded his second Magarey Medal.
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Ken McGregor had a history of heart problems, but was diagnosed with stomach cancer ten days prior to his death on 1 December 2007.
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Ken McGregor was survived by his wife, two children, and five grandchildren.