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Noel A. Brown was an American tennis player in the mid-20th century. He was born in Stamford, Texas

Stamford, Texas

Stamford is a small city located on the border of Jones and Haskell counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 3,111 in 2008. H. McHarg, president of the Texas Central Railroad, named the site in 1900 for his hometown in Connecticut...

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Brown was captain of the University of California at Los Angeles tennis team in 1946. He won singles titles at two of the world’s oldest and most prestigious tennis events: in 1952 at Cincinnati

Cincinnati Masters

The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between...

 and in 1956 at Canada

Canada Masters

The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour...

. He also won the doubles title at Canada in 1956. Brown was ranked in the U.S. Top Ten three times: in 1952 (No. 9), 1953 (No. 9) and 1959 (No. 8).