James Bayley (tennis)

{{Short description|Australian tennis player (1899–1981)}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}}

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John Bayley (15 November 1899 – 17 October 1981) was an Australian male tennis player who represented Australian in the Olympic Games. He competed in the singles event at the 1924 Summer Olympics, reaching the third round in which he lost to Brian Gilbert.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/623 |title=James Bayley |work=Olympedia |access-date=21 November 2021}} With compatriot James Willard he competed in the men's doubles event and reached the second round.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/james-bayley-1.html |title=Olympic Sports – Athletes – James Bayley |work=sports-reference.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922114217/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/james-bayley-1.html |archivedate=22 September 2013 }}{{cite web|title=James Bayley – Olympic Results|url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/B619599C-48E8-411C-A6F6073EA3991FF9|publisher=Australian Olympic Committee}}

He competed in the 1924 Wimbledon Championships and reached the third round in the singles event and lost in the first round of the doubles and mixed doubles event.{{cite web|title=Wimbledon players archive – James Bayley|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/archive/players/081c2b46-ca4f-48a9-a1ec-cfa1c4ad3307/index.html|publisher=AELTC}}