[1] As a teenager, Tobin played Australian rules football before switching to tennis.
[2] As a tennis player, Tobin appeared at his first Grand Slam tournament during the 1949 Australian Championships.
During the 1950s and 1960s, he played in multiple Australian Championships in singles and doubles events.
[3] Apart from playing tennis, Tobin was the captain of the Australian team that won the 1964 Federation Cup.
"As President of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia (now Tennis Australia) from 1977-1989, Brian Tobin played a pivotal role in developing the state-of-the-art Melbourne Park complex, site of the Australian Open".