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Ken Hiskins

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Australian tennis player

Ken Hiskins
Country (sports) Australia
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1975)
WimbledonQ2 (1968)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1975,1976)
WimbledonQ1 (1968)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1967)

Ken Hiskins is an Australian former professionaltennis player.[1]

Raised in the Victorian city ofWangaratta, Hiskins received training from revered coachHarry Hopman.[2]

While touring Europe in the late 1960s he featured in doubles main draws atWimbledon. In 1968 he won the Bordeaux championships. His career stalled when he was called up for National Service in 1970 and got posted toPuckapunyal, where he served as a physical training instructor. When his army service ended he focused on a career in coaching and was internationally based for many years. He coached theIsrael Davis Cup team during the 1970s.[3]

Hiskins, now living inLaunceston, is the father of three children who were all involved in field hockey. His son Jeremy was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the1998 Commonwealth Games.

References

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  1. ^Smith, Georgia (11 February 2020)."Old friends reunite for Country Week tennis in Wodonga".The Border Mail.
  2. ^Edwards, Phil (22 December 2011)."For Ken it's game, set and match".The Examiner.
  3. ^"Player-coach turned author".The Australian Jewish News. Vol. XLVI, no. 12. Victoria, Australia. 7 December 1979. p. 41. Retrieved13 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.

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