Jeff Robson (badminton)


Jeffrey Ellis Robson ia a former New Zealand badminton and tennis player.

Early life and family

In 1951, Robson graduated from the University of Otago with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery. In 1953, he married Heather Redwood, who also played international badminton for New Zealand. The couple went on to have one child.

Sporting career

Badminton

As a badminton player, Robson won nine New Zealand singles championships, and also won seven national men's doubles and four mixed doubles titles.

Tennis

In tennis, Robson won the New Zealand men's singles title three times, in 1949, 1952 and 1956. He also won five national men's doubles titles, and twice won the national mixed doubles championship. He represented New Zealand in the Davis Cup for three years, and was later the team captain.

Honours and awards

In the 1976 New Year Honours, Robson was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to tennis and badminton. In 1990, he was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.

Later life

Robson's wife Heather died in Auckland on 11 October 2019.