Guy Jackson (tennis)

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Guy Jackson
Country (sports)Republic of Ireland Ireland
Born(1921-09-20)20 September 1921
Died18 June 1972(1972-06-18) (aged 50)
near Staines,
England, United Kingdom
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon2R (1948, 1949, 1952)

Guy Jackson (20 September 1921 – 18 June 1972) was a tennis player and businessman from Ireland.[1]

Career[]

Jackson competed at the Wimbledon Championships on eight occasions, in 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 and 1960. He made the second round three times.[2]

In the Davis Cup, Jackson took part in 15 ties, the first in 1948 and last in 1964.[3] He won nine singles rubbers and four doubles matches for Ireland.[3]

Staines air disaster[]

Jackson, an executive with Guinness Brewery, was one of 12 Irish senior businessmen on board British European Airways Flight 548, which crashed near the town of Staines. There were no survivors.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. ^ Tennis Archive Profile
  3. ^ a b Davis Cup Profile
  4. ^ North Adams Transcript, "34 Americans are among 118 dead in plane crash", Pg. 1
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