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Max Newcombe

Douglas Maxwell Newcombe was an Australian amateur tennis player who competed in the 1930s and 1940s. He reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Championships in 1940 and won the junior singles in 1938. In 1946, he was runner-up in the men's doubles.

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Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1940)
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Australian OpenF (1946)1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1940)1

Douglas Maxwell Newcombe was an Australian amateur tennis player who competed in the 1930s and 1940s. He reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Championships in 1940 and won the junior singles in 1938.2 In 1946, he was runner-up in the men's doubles (partnering Len Schwartz).

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 runner-up

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1946 Australian Championships Grass Australia Len Schwartz Australia John Bromwich
Australia Adrian Quist
3–6, 1–6, 7–9
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