Bobby Wilson (tennis)
| Full name | Robert Keith Wilson |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |
 United Kingdom
|
| Residence | Finchley, Middlesex, England |
| Born |
22 November 1935 Hendon, Middlesex, England |
| Turned pro | 1968 (amateur tour from 1952) |
| Retired | 1971 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 10–11 |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1968) |
| French Open | QF (1963) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1958, 1959, 1961, 1963) |
| US Open | QF (1960, 1963) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 9–10 |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | F (1960) |
Robert Keith "Bobby" Wilson (born in Hendon, Middlesex, County of London, on 22 November 1935) is a former top-ranking English tennis player. Wilson reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon four times, Forest Hills twice, and Roland Garros once during the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was also a prominent Great Britain Davis Cup team member.
Wilson was a champion junior player, winning the 1951 British Junior Championship at age 15. He was runner-up the following two years as well as doubles champion partnering Billy Knight. Whilst still a junior Wilson won senior level singles matches at Wimbledon - in 1952 he lost to eventual runner-up Jaroslav Drobný in the second round whilst the following year he reached the third round, where he went out to eventual quarter-finalist Sven Davidson in five sets.
Wilson first reached a major quarter-final in 1958, at Wimbledon. Unseeded, he reached the round without dropping a set, setting up a meeting against No. 1 seed Ashley Cooper. The champion Australian took the first two sets handily before Wilson stormed back to level matters at 2 sets apiece. The deciding set was closely contested with eventual champion Cooper prevailing 7-5. Wilson, seeded No. 4, reached the same stage the following summer but went out without much of a stir to Roy Emerson in straight sets.
1960 saw Wilson, the No. 8 seed, reach the quarter-finals at the U.S. Nationals in his fourth appearance at Forest Hills. He breezed to the final 8 without dropping a set, after defeating Allen Fox in the round of 16. He next met No. 2 seed Rod Laver. Despite hanging close in the opening set, Wilson went down easily to the future tennis legend in three straight sets. Wilson reached the quarters yet again at Wimbledon the following summer, but not without some drama. He barely survived his first round match versus Argentine Eduardo Soriano, coming back from 2 sets to 1 down to prevail, 6-2, 4-6, 5-7, 16-14, 6-3. Two rounds later, Wilson scored perhaps the biggest match victory of his career, dispatching No. 1 seed Neale Fraser 1-6, 6-0, 13-11, 9-7. The following round, however, proved once again to be a roadblock for Wilson as he went out to No. 8 seed Chuck McKinley in four sets.
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