Gerald Battrick
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Gerald Battrick was a Welsh
tennis
player who reached as high as third in the British rankings.
Battrick won the junior titles of Great Britain, Belgium and France and represented Britain in the Davis Cup
. In 1965 he won the French Open boys division.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player who reached as high as third in the British rankings.
Battrick won the junior titles of Great Britain, Belgium and France and represented Britain in the Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
. In 1965 he won the French Open boys division.