About Karl Coombes
Lived 1947 – 2017 (aged 69). Karl Coombes was an Australian tennis player.
Karl Edward Coombes (17 December 1947 – 27 October 2017) was an Australian tennis coach and player.
Coombes, born in Sydney, won the boys' singles title at the 1966 Australian Championships. He played four-years of collegiate tennis in the United States for Oklahoma City University. In 1987 and 1988 he coached the Charlotte Heat to back to back World TeamTennis titles, then won again in 1989 with the San Antonio Racquets. He was a personal coach of Johan Kriek. From 1996 to 2016 he was tennis director at the Kensington Country Club in Naples, Florida.
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Who was Karl Coombes?
Australian tennis player
When was Karl Coombes born?
Karl Coombes was born on 17 December 1947 in Sydney.
When did Karl Coombes die?
Karl Coombes died on 27 October 2017.
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Karl Coombes was a tennis player.
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Karl Coombes was Australian.
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