Gerard Leembruggen (26 February 1897 – 13 May 1980), was a Dutch male tennis player who represented The Netherlands in the Davis Cup and the Olympic Games. He competed in the singles and doubles events at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] In the singles event he had a walkover in the first round and lost in the second round to Brian Gilbert in three straight sets. With compatriot Marius van der Feen he lost in the first round against the Czechoslovakian pair Ladislav Žemla and Jan Koželuh, also in straight sets.[2]
Gerard Leembruggen
Country (sports)
Netherlands
Born
(1897-02-26)26 February 1897 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died
13 May 1980(1980-05-13) (aged 83) Den Haag, Netherlands
Leembruggen competed in four Wimbledon Championships between 1924 and 1934. He reached the second round of the singles event in 1924, 1925 and 1926. In the doubles he teamed up with Bylandt (1924), Marinus van der Feen (1925, 1926) and Joop Knottenbelt (1934) but did not make it past the first round in four attempts. His only participation in the mixed doubles, with Hilary Stebbing in 1924, also ended in the first round.[3]
References
^"Gerard Leembruggen". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
^. sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014.
gerard, leembruggen, february, 1897, 1980, dutch, male, tennis, player, represented, netherlands, davis, olympic, games, competed, singles, doubles, events, 1924, summer, olympics, singles, event, walkover, first, round, lost, second, round, brian, gilbert, th. Gerard Leembruggen 26 February 1897 13 May 1980 was a Dutch male tennis player who represented The Netherlands in the Davis Cup and the Olympic Games He competed in the singles and doubles events at the 1924 Summer Olympics 1 In the singles event he had a walkover in the first round and lost in the second round to Brian Gilbert in three straight sets With compatriot Marius van der Feen he lost in the first round against the Czechoslovakian pair Ladislav Zemla and Jan Kozeluh also in straight sets 2 Gerard LeembruggenCountry sports NetherlandsBorn 1897 02 26 26 February 1897Amsterdam NetherlandsDied13 May 1980 1980 05 13 aged 83 Den Haag NetherlandsSinglesGrand Slam singles resultsWimbledon2R 1924 1925 1926 Other tournamentsOlympic Games2R 1924 DoublesGrand Slam doubles resultsWimbledon1R 1924 1925 1926 1934 Other doubles tournamentsOlympic Games1R 1924 Grand Slam mixed doubles resultsWimbledon1R 1924 Leembruggen competed in four Wimbledon Championships between 1924 and 1934 He reached the second round of the singles event in 1924 1925 and 1926 In the doubles he teamed up with Bylandt 1924 Marinus van der Feen 1925 1926 and Joop Knottenbelt 1934 but did not make it past the first round in four attempts His only participation in the mixed doubles with Hilary Stebbing in 1924 also ended in the first round 3 References Edit Gerard Leembruggen Olympedia Retrieved 21 November 2021 Olympic Sports Athletes Gerard Leembruggen sports reference com Archived from the original on 3 February 2014 Wimbledon players archive Gerard Leembruggen AELTC External links EditGerard Leembruggen at the International Tennis Federation Gerard Leembruggen at the Davis Cup This biographical article relating to Dutch tennis is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gerard Leembruggen amp oldid 1081425697, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
