Norman Brookes
Australian athlete
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Norman Brookes was a pioneering Australian tennis player, notable as the first left-hander to reach the top of the sport. He achieved significant success in the early 20th century, winning Wimbledon in 1907 and again in 1914. Alongside his doubles partner Tony Wilding of New Zealand, Brookes secured the Davis Cup for Australia in 1907, holding it until 1911 and significantly boosting the sport's popularity in Australia and New Zealand.1
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