Born in Johannesburg, Woodroffe was active on tour in the 1950s and was a South African Davis Cup representative. His style of play was described as being similar to that of Eric Sturgess.[1] He featured twice at Wimbledon and during his first visit to England in 1952 won the singles title at the Essex Championships.[2] In 1953 he made the Wimbledon third round, losing in four sets to Kurt Nielsen. He played his only Davis Cup rubber in doubles against Germany in Berlin in 1953, where he and Russell Seymour came from two sets down to win over Rolf Göpfert and Horst Hermann.[3]
Woodroffe was a chairman for the national selection committee.[4]
bryan, woodroffe, bryan, maxwell, woodroffe, december, 1929, october, 1993, south, african, tennis, player, full, namebryan, maxwell, woodroffecountry, sports, south, africaborn, 1929, december, 1929johannesburg, south, africadied24, october, 1993, 1993, aged,. Bryan Maxwell Woodroffe 6 December 1929 24 October 1993 was a South African tennis player Bryan WoodroffeFull nameBryan Maxwell WoodroffeCountry sports South AfricaBorn 1929 12 06 6 December 1929Johannesburg South AfricaDied24 October 1993 1993 10 24 aged 63 Durban South AfricaSinglesGrand Slam singles resultsFrench Open2R 1953 Wimbledon3R 1953 Born in Johannesburg Woodroffe was active on tour in the 1950s and was a South African Davis Cup representative His style of play was described as being similar to that of Eric Sturgess 1 He featured twice at Wimbledon and during his first visit to England in 1952 won the singles title at the Essex Championships 2 In 1953 he made the Wimbledon third round losing in four sets to Kurt Nielsen He played his only Davis Cup rubber in doubles against Germany in Berlin in 1953 where he and Russell Seymour came from two sets down to win over Rolf Gopfert and Horst Hermann 3 Woodroffe was a chairman for the national selection committee 4 See also editList of South Africa Davis Cup team representativesReferences edit Hare Beaten for Speed Birmingham Post 24 June 1952 Wins Essex Tourney Press and Sun Bulletin 20 July 1952 Germany Defeated In Doubles St Louis Post Dispatch 17 May 1953 South Africa Names Team The Commercial Appeal 9 July 1975 External links editBryan Woodroffe at the Association of Tennis Professionals Bryan Woodroffe at the Davis Cup Bryan Woodroffe at the International Tennis Federation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bryan Woodroffe amp oldid 1180504919, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
