Robin Lesh
Australian tennis player (1939–2022)
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Robin Lesh (22 August 1939 – 5 September 2022)[1] was an Australian tennis player.[2]
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 August 1939 |
| Died | 5 September 2022 (aged 83) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1961) |
| French Open | 3R (1965) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1965) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1959) |
| French Open | 2R (1965) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1963, 1965) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1959) |
| French Open | 2R (1964, 1965) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1965) |
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]