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Michael Hickey

Irish tennis player

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About Michael Hickey

Michael Hickey was a tennis player.

Michael P. Hickey is an Irish former tennis and squash player.

A native of Limerick, Hickey was an Ireland number one at various times during his career and had a stint playing on the professional tour, which he joined in the late 1960s. He was a regular member of the Ireland Davis Cup team through the 1960s and 1970s, setting a national record with appearances in 19 ties. His Davis Cup career included a loss to Björn Borg at Fitzwilliam in Dublin in 1978. He was a three–time County Dublin singles champion.

Hickey also served as non–playing captain of Ireland in the Davis Cup and was a coach of Sean Sorensen.

Hickey also represented Ireland at squash.

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· Wikipedia: Michael Hickey

· Wikidata: Q136705606

· DBpedia: Michael Hickey (tennis)

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