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Robin Lesh

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Robin Lesh
Country (sports) Australia
Born(1939-08-22)22 August 1939
Died5 September 2022(2022-09-05) (aged 83)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1961)
French Open3R (1965)
Wimbledon4R (1965)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1959)
French Open2R (1965)
WimbledonQF (1963, 1965)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1959)
French Open2R (1964, 1965)
Wimbledon4R (1965)

Robin Lesh (22 August 1939 – 5 September 2022)[1] was an Australian tennis player.[2]

Lesh, a Melbourne based player, made her first European tour in 1963 and had a win over a young Virginia Wade en route to the final of the Cumberland tournament.[3] A two-time Wimbledon doubles quarter-finalist, she also made the fourth round of the singles in 1965, then lost to Billie Jean Moffitt.[4] Her tournament wins include the singles title at Aix-en-Provence in 1965.[5] She married Geelong Grammar teacher John Bedggood.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Robin Bedggood". The Age. 7 September 2022.
  2. ^ "'Unknown' In Upset Win". The Canberra Times. 10 April 1963. p. 42 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Virginia again". Kent & Sussex Courier. 19 April 1963.
  4. ^ "Ralston Rallies". The Los Angeles Times. 29 June 1965.
  5. ^ "Dans le monde du tennis". Le Soleil (in French). 26 April 1965.
  6. ^ "Bedggood John Andrew". Geelong Advertiser. mytributes.com.au. 28 March 2020.