Draft:Alan Hicks



Alan Robert Hicks
OAM
Full nameAlan Robert Hicks
Country (sports) Australia
Born(1932-09-13)13 September 1932
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Died24 September 2019(2019-09-24) (aged 87)
Bull Creek, Western Australia, Australia
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1952)

Alan Robert Hicks OAM (13 September 1932 – 24 September 2019) was an Australian tennis executive and former amateur tennis player. He was the President of Tennis West, and a Councillor of Tennis Australia from 1990 to 1996.[1][2] He was also a member of the Board of Directors of Tennis Australia from 1994 to 1997.[2]

Among numerous honours for service to tennis, Hicks was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 1997 Australia Day Honours.[3]

Playing Career

Hicks was a left-handed player.[1] He was one of the leading male junior tennis players in Western Australia, ranked No. 1 in 1950, No. 2 in 1951.[1] He played for Western Australia in the 1950 and 1951 Linton Cup competitions.[1][4][5][6]

He competed in the 1952 Australian Championships – Men's singles, his first of two Grand Slam appearances. He received a bye in the first round, and was defeated 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 in the second round by George Worthington.[7]

Hicks met Ken Rosewall in the first round of the 1953 Western Australia Championships, and was defeated 6–2, 8–6, 6–4.[4][8]

Hicks was a member of the 1953/54 and 1954/55 Kings Park 'A' Grade State League championship teams.[1] He won the 1956 City of Perth Championships Men's Singles competition, defeating Leslie Laurence (Les) Grafton 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 in the final.[9] He also won the CBH Group Country Championships Men's Singles competitions in 1958 and 1959.[10]

Hicks competed in the 1961 Australian Championships – Men's singles. He was defeated 6–1, 6–1, 6–2 in the first round by the eventual champion, Roy Emerson.[11]

Tennis Leadership

Alongside his wife, Hicks was a founding member of the Corinthian Park Tennis Club in Shelley, Western Australia.[12]

He was President of Tennis West, and a Councillor of Tennis Australia from 1990 to 1996, and a member of the Board of Directors of Tennis Australia from 1994 to 1997.[2] He was at various times the Chairman of the Tennis West State Selection panel, Chairman of the Tennis West Finance Committee, founding Chairman of the McDonald's Junior Tennis Australia, Trustee of the State Players Development Trust, and an inaugural member of the West Australian Veterans Club.[1]

He was a member of the WA State Tennis Centre Working Committee, and was instrumental to its negotiations with the Government of Western Australia and the Australian Government. These negotiations culminated in the development of the State Tennis Centre at Burswood, Western Australia.[1] He was also involved in the establishment of the Hopman Cup.[12]

Awards and Honours

Beyond many tennis club-level recognitions, he received the following awards:

Personal Life

Alan was born on 13 September 1933 in Kalgoorlie.[12] He was married to Mary Hicks, another amateur grand slam tennis player. [18]

He died on 24 September 2019 at the RAAF Association of Western Australia's Air Force Memorial Estate in Bull Creek, Western Australia.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Vale Alan Hicks OAM – Life Member and Former Tennis West President". Tennis West. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "Tennis Australia Annual Report 2022-2023" (PDF). Tennis Australia. 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Mr Alan Robert Hicks, Medal of the Order of Australia". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Australian Government. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b "State Tennis Titles". The Kalgoorlie Miner. Kalgoorlie, WA: National Library of Australia. 1 April 1953. p. 4. Retrieved 15 April 2026 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Speculation on the Shield Tennis Matches". Subiaco Weekly Gazette. Subiaco, WA: National Library of Australia. 4 December 1952. p. 4. Retrieved 15 April 2026 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "New Players in State Tennis team". The West Australian. Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 21 November 1950. p. 16. Retrieved 15 April 2026 – via Trove.
  7. ^ Alan Hicks Player Activity ATP Tour. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Alan Robert Hicks". Tennisarchives.com. Tennisarchives. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  9. ^ "City of Perth 1956". Tennisarchives. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  10. ^ "CBH Country Championships Celebrates 100 Years – Post War to 1968". Tennis West. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  11. ^ Alan Hicks Player Activity ATP Tour. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  12. ^ a b c d e "50 Year History" (PDF). Corinthian Park Tennis Club. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Sports West Awards, Past Winners, Service to Sport". Sports West. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Tennis West Life Members". Tennis West. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  15. ^ "Western Australian of the Year Hall of Fame". Celebrate WA. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  16. ^ "Mr Alan Robert Hicks, Sports Medal". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Australian Government. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  17. ^ "Mr Alan Robert Hicks, Centenary Medal". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Australian Government. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  18. ^ "Mary Hicks - Grand Slam Statistics". DB4Tennis. Retrieved 15 April 2026.

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