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General First nameJeffrey Ellis (Jeff)
LastnameRobson
GenderMale
CountryNew Zealand
Date of birth1926-09-30
Place of birthWellington, New Zealand
Date of death2022-09-05
Place of deathAuckland, New Zealand


About

In 1951, Jeff Robson graduated from the University of Otago with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery. In 1953, he married fellow tennis and badminton champion Heather Redwood (1928-2019).

Aucklander Jeff Robson was one of the most internationally successful New Zealand badminton players. He was one of the outstanding New Zealand sportsmen of his day, excelling at both badminton and tennis on the international stage.

He captained the national team that competed for the Thomas Cup, the leading international badminton trophy. Skilled in more than one racket sport, he also captained the team that contested its tennis equivalent, the Davis Cup. Robson held numerous national and international badminton titles and later became a distinguished administrator of the sport, serving for 25 years on the International Badminton Federation's council.
His devotion to sport led to an MBE in 1976 for his services to badminton and tennis.

He had a long dual career in tennis and badminton. He won nine national badminton singles titles between 1948 and 1960, seven doubles titles and four combined doubles.

Outdoors in the other racket sport, Robson played Davis Cup for New Zealand for three years, won the national singles title in 1949, 1952 and 1956, the national doubles title on five occasions and the mixed doubles twice in addition to frequent appearances on the international circuit.

He was later the New Zealand Davis Cup team captain.

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Archive statistics Career1947 - 1966
Tournament wins16
Matches155
Match wins100


Tournament wins 1962 - Auckland (City) Championships (Open)
1959 - Auckland (ATP World Tour 250 series)
1958 - North Island Champiosnhip (Open)
1957 - North Island Champiosnhip (Open)
1957 - South Island Championships (Open)
1956 - New Zealand Championships (Amateur)
1954 - Cumberland Hard Courts (Amateur)
1954 - Hull (Amateur)
1954 - Worthing Hard Courts (Amateur)
1954 - East of England Championships (Open)
1954 - Essex Championships (Amateur)
1952 - New Zealand Championships (Amateur)
1949 - New Zealand Championships (Amateur)
1947 - Carlisle (Amateur)
1947 - East of England Championships (Open)
1947 - Carmarthenshire Championships (Amateur)


Tournaments New Zealand Championships - 1966 New Zealand Championships - 1965 Auckland - 1965 Auckland (City) Championships - 1965 Wimbledon - 1964 New Zealand Championships - 1964 Wimbledon Plate (Consolation) - 1964 North Island Champiosnhip - 1964 Auckland - 1964 New Zealand Championships - 1963 Malaysian Open - 1963 North Island Champiosnhip - 1963 Auckland - 1963 Auckland (City) Championships - 1963 New Zealand Championships - 1962 Auckland - 1962 Auckland (City) Championships - 1962 New Zealand Championships - 1959 Auckland - 1959 New Zealand Championships - 1958 North Island Champiosnhip - 1958 Auckland - 1958 Wimbledon - 1957 Roland Garros - 1957 New Zealand Championships - 1957 Cannes Carlton - 1957 Queens Club Tournament - 1957 British Hard Court Championships - 1957 Kent Championships - 1957 Surrey Championships - 1957 Midland Counties Championships - 1957 Essex Championships - 1957 Wimbledon Plate (Consolation) - 1957 North Island Champiosnhip - 1957 London Hard Courts - 1957 South Island Championships - 1957 New South Wales Championships - 1956 New Zealand Championships - 1956 Queensland Championships - 1956 Auckland - 1956 New Zealand Championships - 1955 Wimbledon - 1954 Roland Garros - 1954 Queens Club Tournament - 1954 North of England Championships - 1954 Surrey Championships - 1954 Essex Championships - 1954 Northern Lawn Tennis Association Tournament - 1954 East of England Championships - 1954 Cumberland Hard Courts - 1954 Priory Club - 1954 Harrogate Hard Courts - 1954 Hull - 1954 Worthing Hard Courts - 1954 New Zealand Championships - 1953 New Zealand Championships - 1952 Australian Open - 1951 Manly Seaside Tournament - 1951 County of Cumberland - 1951 New Zealand Championships - 1950 New Zealand Championships - 1949 New Zealand Championships - 1948 Christchurch - 1948 Wimbledon - 1947 Roland Garros - 1947 North of England Championships - 1947 South of England Championships - 1947 East of England Championships - 1947 Carlisle - 1947 Tunbridge Wells - 1947 Torquay - 1947 Carmarthenshire Championships - 1947