Dinny Pails


Dennis "Dinny" Pails was an Australian tennis champion.
Pails was born in England, but moved to Australia in 1922 at age 1. Pails won the men's singles championship at the Australian Championships in 1947. Pails defeated John Bromwich in the final in five sets: 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 8–6, saving a match point in the process. Pails played eight Davis Cup matches between 1946 and 1947, winning three matches and losing five.
Pails turned professional at the end of 1947. He played on the pro tour off and on for many years. Bud Collins ranked him the World No. 4 pro in 1948, and Pails reached as high as World No. 6 in the 1947 amateur rankings. According to tennis great and long-time promoter Jack Kramer, Pails beat Pancho Segura 41 to 31 matches in the 1948 tour, "but that was when Segoo was still learning how to play fast surfaces." Kramer beat Pails "55 times with 1 draw, but somehow we were able to forget that off the court."

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Doubles (1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1946WimbledonGrass Geoff Brown Tom Brown
Jack Kramer		4–6, 4–6, 2–6