Anthony "Tony" Bardsley (born February 9, 1945, in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec)[1] is a former top-ranking Canadian tennis player from Vancouver.

In 1969, he lost in the first round in Cincinnati in singles to Jun Kuki 1–6, 3-6 and in doubles playing with fellow Davis Cup player Don McCormick.

The following month at the Canadian Open, he was eliminated by compatriot Harry Fauquier in straight sets while in doubles he and McCormick reached the second round.

Bardsley next competed in a tour main draw at the 1971 Canadian Open, where in singles, after a first round bye, he lost to tennis legend John Newcombe, 3–6, 4–6.

In doubles, this time playing with a different Canadian, Ken Binns, Bardsley reached the second round by defeating the Australian duo of John Cooper and Colin Dibley.

[1][3] Later that month, at the WCT Toronto, he lost in singles to Patrick Proisy, 1–6, 2–6, while in doubles he and partner Carpenter reached the second round.

At the Salisbury Grand Prix (in Maryland), after a first round bye, Bardsley lost to another tennis icon, Jimmy Connors, 1–6, 2–6.

His next play occurred in June at a Wimbledon Championships tune-up event, Beckenham, where Bardsley defeated Colin Dowdeswell 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 before falling to Syd Ball, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6.

[1][3] At the Toronto Indoor WCT in February, he lost his opening singles match to Grover Raz Reid, 2–6, 3–6, while in doubles he and McCormick went out again in the first round.

Colombia won the encounter with Velasco and Iván Molina easily taking the doubles tie over Bardsley and his oft partner Don McCormick, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6.

Bardsley won the opening rubber handily, 6–1, 6–4, 7–5 over Leo Rolle, and the doubles match partnering McCormick, also in straight sets.

Raúl Ramírez easily beat Bardsley 1–6, 3–6, 2–6 in Round 2 and he and McCormick came back from two sets down to level their tie before losing the fifth, 5–7.

A year later in October, 1974, Canada and Mexico once again faced each other in the North and Central America group semi-final, and again the Mexicans prevailed 4–1.

Pierre Lamarche and Réjean Genois contested the doubles rubber this time, and were soundly beaten, 1–6, 0–6, 2–6 to Ramírez and Vicente Zarazua.

In the last five years of his competitive career, Bardsley focused on tournaments in the Pacific Northwest, earning the #1 ranking in the region in 1977.

[2] Bardsley later served as head tennis professional at Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club from 1978 until 1990 and volunteer director of tournament operations for the ITF Federation Cup held in West Vancouver in 1987.