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team and compiled a record of three wins and one loss.
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1012:"GEOFF BROWN WINS KENT SINGLES TITLE"
306:. He reached the quarterfinal at the
952:"TENNIS – BROWN SHINES AT WIMBLEDON"
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860:"Player Biography – Geoffrey Brown"
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308:1949 Wimbledon Championships
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1108:"Tennis Win in 30 Minutes"
940:. Melbourne. 28 June 1949.
846:Davis Cup Official Website
842:"Players – Geoffrey Brown"
200:Grand Slam doubles results
140:Grand Slam singles results
1228:"GEOFF BROWN IN COMEBACK"
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1148:"FRANK SEDGMAN IN FORM"
802:"Geoffrey Edmund Brown"
405:Wimbledon Championships
18:Geoffrey Brown (tennis)
431:Doubles (3 runners-up)
333:. In June he defeated
741:Patricia Canning Todd
369:Singles (1 runner-up)
314:in the fourth round.
258:Geoffrey Edmund Brown
46:Country (sports)
41:Geoffrey Edmund Brown
317:With his countryman
206:Australian Open
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