Gerry Oakley

Gerald Oakley (born 25 July 1933) is a British former tennis player.

Gerry Oakley

Full name	Gerald Oakley
Country (sports)	Great Britain
Born	(1933-07-25) 25 July 1933 (age 92) Purley, Surrey, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	2R (1949, 1954)
Wimbledon	3R (1951, 1957, 1959)
US Open	3R (1952)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	3R (1963)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	F (1949)
Wimbledon	QF (1952)

Born in Purley, Surrey, Oakley was a tall bespectacled player, active on tour from the 1940s to 1960s.^[1]

Oakley, a mixed doubles finalist at the 1949 French Championships, represented the Great Britain Davis Cup team in 1953 and 1953. He won both of his singles rubbers, including a five-set match against Wimbledon champion Bob Falkenburg of Brazil.^[2]

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1949	French Championships	Clay	Jean Quertier	Sheila Piercey Summers Eric Sturgess	1–6, 1–6

See also

• List of Great Britain Davis Cup team representatives