Aubrey Willard

{{Short description|Australian tennis player}}

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|fullname = Sydney Aubrey Willard

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|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1894|4|}}

|birth_place = Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1961|8|24|1894|4|}} {{cite web|title=The Sydney Morning Herald, August 25 1961, Page 26|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/121288671/|website=www.newspapers.com}}

|death_place = New South Wales, Australia

|turnedpro = 1919 (amateur tour)

|retired = 1934

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|AustralianOpenresult = QF (1925, 1931, 1932)

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|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = QF (1925)

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|WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (1924)

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Aubrey Willard (1894–1961) was an Australian tennis player. He was the brother of Australian singles finalist James Willard. Aubrey Willard served as a driver in the DAC in World war 1. He made his debut at the Australasian championships in 1922 and lost in round three to Andrew Huthnance.{{cite web|title=Australian Open 1922|url=http://www.tennis.co.nf/AUSTRALIAN%20OPEN%201922.htm|website=www.tennis.co.nf|access-date=27 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913231817/http://www.tennis.co.nf/AUSTRALIAN%20OPEN%201922.htm|archive-date=13 September 2017|url-status=dead}} At the Australasian championships in 1925, Willard lost in the quarter-finals to Gerald Patterson.{{cite web|title=Australian Open 1925|url=http://www.tennis.co.nf/AUSTRALIAN%20OPEN%201925.htm|website=www.tennis.co.nf}} In 1928 he lost in round two to Edgar Moon. In 1931 he lost in the Australian quarter finals to Harry Hopman.{{cite web|title=Australian Open 1931|url=http://www.tennis.co.nf/AUSTRALIAN%20OPEN%201931.htm|website=www.tennis.co.nf|access-date=27 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913091634/http://www.tennis.co.nf/AUSTRALIAN%20OPEN%201931.htm|archive-date=13 September 2017|url-status=dead}} In 1932, Willard beat Jack Cummings. Willard's play at the net won him the match.{{cite web|title=11 Feb 1932 - Faultless tennis|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70549337|website=Trove}} Willard lost to Hopman in the quarter-finals.{{cite web|title=Australian Open 1932|url=http://www.tennis.co.nf/AUSTRALIAN%20OPEN%201932.htm|website=www.tennis.co.nf}} In 1934 Willard lost in round three to Adrian Quist and then turned professional, becoming a coach.