Richard Schlesinger (tennis)

Richard Emil Schlesinger (23 September 1900 – 20 January 1968) was an Australian tennis player.

Richard "Bob" Schlesinger

1929 caricature by Reynolds
Full name	Richard Emil Schlesinger
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	(1900-09-23)23 September 1900 Victoria, Australia
Died	(1968-01-20)20 January 1968 (aged 67)
Turned pro	1923 (amateur tour)
Retired	1933
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	F (1924, 1929)
US Open	2R (1924)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1926, 1927, 1929)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	F (1925)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	F (1923Ch)

Schlesinger was a two-time runner-up at the Australasian Championships, the future Australian Open, losing to James Anderson in 1924,^[1] and to John Colin Gregory in 1929.^[2][3]

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 runners-up

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1924	Australasian Championships	Grass	James Anderson	3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 3–6
Loss	1929	Australian Championships	Grass	John Colin Gregory	2–6, 2–6, 7–5, 5–7

Mixed doubles: 1 runner-up

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1925	Australasian Championships	Grass	Sylvia Lance Harper	Daphne Akhurst James Willard	4–6, 4–6