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Ron McKenzie

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Ron McKenzie of Wellington won the national men's singles title four times between 1945 and 1951 and the men's doubles five times between 1947 and 1954. Watch McKenzie play Bill Sidwell of Australia during an exhibition match in Lower Hutt in 1948.

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Reference: Weekly Review 340. National Film Unit, 1948

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Joseph Romanos, Tennis – New growth, 1950s to 1970s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/37345/ron-mckenzie (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Joseph Romanos, published 24 February 2012.