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1939 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Second-seeded Bobby Riggs defeated Elwood Cooke in the final, 2–6, 8–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1939 Wimbledon Championships. Don Budge was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional at the end of the 1938 season. It would be the last Wimbledon tournament for seven years until 1946 due to World War II. Seeds Bunny Austin ''(quarterfinals)'' Bobby Riggs (champion) Don McNeil ''(second round)'' Franjo Punčec ''(semifinals)'' Henner Henkel ''(semifinals)'' Elwood Cooke ''(final)'' Roderich Menzel ''(second round)'' Ignacy Tłoczyński Ignacy Tłoczyński (; 14 July 1911 – 25 December 2000) was a Polish tennis player, coach and World War II veteran. Tłoczyński participated in 10 Davis Cup ties for Poland from 1930–1939, posting a 23–8 record in singles and a 3–9 r ... ''(third round)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Riggs
Robert Larimore Riggs (February 25, 1918 – October 25, 1995) was an American tennis champion who was the World No. 1 amateur in 1939 and World No. 1 professional in 1946 and 1947. He played his first professional tennis match on December 26, 1941. As a 21-year-old amateur in 1939, Riggs won the singles title at Wimbledon, the U.S. National Championships (now U.S. Open), and was runner-up at the French Championships. He was U.S. champion again in 1941, after a runner-up finish the year before. At the 1939 Wimbledon Championships he also won the Men's Doubles and the Mixed Doubles. After retirement from his pro career, Riggs became well known as a hustler and gambler. He organized numerous exhibition challenges, inviting active and retired tennis pros to participate. In 1973, at age 55, he held two such events, first against the #1-ranked woman player Margaret Smith Court, which he won easily, and then against the then current women's champion Billie Jean King, which h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Darkins
Jack Darkins was a British tennis player, who played in the 1946 Wimbledon Championships in singles. Darkins defeated Egypt's Mahmoud Talaat in the first round at the 1946 Wimbledon championship, but was eliminated in the second round by Bernard Destremau. Darkins was married to Ursula Fleming, an acclaimed British psychotherapist. See also * 1946 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Yvon Petra defeated Geoff Brown in the final, 6–2, 6–4, 7–9, 5–7, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1946 Wimbledon Championships. Bobby Riggs was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning ... References Year of birth missing Year of death missing English male tennis players British male tennis players Place of birth missing 20th-century British people {{England-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choy Wai-Chuen
Choy Wai-Chuen (5 March 1914 – 29 July 1951) was a Chinese tennis player. Born in Hong Kong, Choy received an education in England and was a graduate of Framlingham College. He attended Cambridge University, gaining his blue for tennis. Choy, a player of slight build, was described as playing his tennis like a game of chess, using all angles to his tactical advantage. He made his debut for the China Davis Cup team in 1937. At the 1938 Wimbledon Championships he troubled third seed Roderich Menzel in a second round match, losing 6–8 in the fifth set. In 1939 he played an All-Chinese final at the British Hard Court Championships, which he lost to Kho Sin-Kie. During World War II, Choy played in benefit matches to raise money for the China Relief Fund. He was in Hong Kong for this purpose when the Japanese invaded in 1941 and became a prisoner in a Japanese internment camp. In April, 1942, it was announced that he had managed to escape and was on his way to Chungking. Choy died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Jones (tennis)
Clarence Medlycott "Jimmy" Jones (10 July 1912 – 22 March 1986) was a British tennis player and author. In major tournaments his best result came at the 1936 Wimbledon Championships where he reached the fourth round. Jones was a successful player winning events on multiple surfaces including clay, cement, grass and wood (indoors). Between 1931 and 1950 he contested 36 career finals and won 22 titles. Career Jones was born in Norwood, London. In 1931 played his first event at the Blackheath tournament where he reached the final and won his first title. In 1933 he was a quarter finalist at the South of France Championships and semi finalist at the French-Switzerland Championships and the Nice LTC Cup. In 1935 he won the London Championships but had to share the title with Wilmer Allison. At the 1936 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles he reached the fourth round, where he lost against Wilmer Allison. In 1937 he competed at the U.S. National Championships where he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Maneff
Auguste Maneff Taneff (1916 – 23 May 1960), known as Boris Maneff, was a Swiss amateur tennis player in the 1930s and 1940s. He was born in Geneva to a Bulgarian father, Kyril Manev Tanev ( bg, Кирил Манев Танев, and French mother, Marie Purnot, from Metz. He also played high-level field hockey, ice hockey and football. Maneff was a virtual unknown in the world of international tennis before entering the 1936 French Championships in Paris, where he reached the quarterfinals. He put up a challenge to defending champion Fred Perry, who finally defeated him in four sets. Maneff reached the fourth round in singles at the 1938 Wimbledon Championships where he was beaten by fourth-seeded Henner Henkel Heinrich Ernst Otto "Henner" Henkel (; 9 October 1915 – 13 January 1943) was a German tennis player during the 1930s. His biggest success was his singles title at the 1937 French Championships. Biography Henner was born in 1915 the son of .... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Prenn
Daniel Prenn (7 September 1904 – 3 September 1991) was a Russian Empire-born German, Polish, and British tennis player who was Jewish. He was ranked the world No. 6 for 1932 by A. Wallis Myers, and the European No. 1 by "American Lawn Tennis" magazine. He was ranked world No. 8 in 1929 (Bill Tilden), world No. 7 in 1934 (American Lawn Tennis), and was ranked No. 1 in Germany for the four years from 1928 to 1932. He was a runner-up for the mixed doubles title of 1930 Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon in 1930. When the Nazis came to power in Germany in 1933, they barred him from playing because he was Jewish. He emigrated from Germany to England, and later became a successful businessman. Early life Prenn was born on 7 September 1904 in Vilna, Russian Empire to a railway building contractor, and was Jewish. He grew up primarily in St. Petersburg, in Russia. To escape the local antisemitism, the family moved to Berlin after World War I, in 1920. Apart from tennis, Prenn was an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Olliff
John Sheldon Olliff (1 December 1908 – 29 June 1951) was an English tennis player, author and sportsjournalist. Life Olliff took part in the Wimbledon Championships from 1928. In singles, he advanced to the fourth round several times until 1939. In doubles, he reached the semifinals with his partner Ronnie Shayes where they lost to Harold Hare and Frank Wilde. At the French Championships Olliff reached the fourth round in 1932. He also played at the US Championships in 1929 and 1930, and advanced to the quarterfinals in the last year. Olliff won twenty four tournaments in his career as a tennis player such as: the Northern Lawn Tennis Championships (1928, 1929, 1931), the Irish Championships (1930), the Queen's Club Championships (1931) and the Surrey Grass Court Championships (1938). In addition he won single titles at the Westgate-on-Sea Tournament (1938) on hard asphalt. After the Second World War, he played a match for the British Davis Cup team in the first round ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Collins (tennis)
Ian Glen Collins (23 April 1903 – 20 March 1975) was a Scottish tennis player who represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup. Collins, primarily a doubles player, never fully recovered from a broken leg in his youth but still had a lengthy tennis career. It was said that due to the contortion he made when he served he looked like a "monkey mounting a pole". He had broken his leg soon after arriving at Magdalen College, Oxford, from Harrow School. Prior to Harrow, he was educated at Sandroyd School. While at Harrow he had appeared in every Eton v Harrow cricket match from 1919 to 1922. He played cricket for the university as a batsman and in 1925 appeared in a first-class match against Middlesex. Two years later he represented Scotland in a first-class match against Ireland. In 1927 he made his Wimbledon debut, the first of 12 Wimbledon Championships that he entered. He missed the Championship in 1933 after injuring himself riding, but appeared in the event every other time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lyttleton-Rogers
George Lyttleton Rogers (10 July 1906 – 19 November 1962) was an Irish tennis player, promoter and coach. He won the Irish Championships title three times, (1926, 1936–1937). He was the Canadian and Argentine champion as well. He was a three times runner-up for the Monte Carlo Cup. In 1931 he was the eleventh on the French rankings. Early life and family Rogers was born on 10 July 1906 in Athy, County Kildare, Ireland to Anglo-Irish Protestants parents Francis William Lyttelton Rogers, an inspector in the Royal Irish Constabulary, and Hessie May Lloyd Sherrie Rogers. Both his elder brothers were killed in action in the First World War while serving in France with the Royal Field Artillery; Francis Lyttelton Lloyd Rogers (4 February 1895 – 7 January 1916) was killed in action in Neuve Chapelle and Richard Henry Lyster Rogers (18 September 1896 – 4 October 1917) was killed in Arras. His great-grandparents Daniel Upton and Marie Lloyd Upton were land-owners in Dublin. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headley Baxter
Headley Thomas Baxter (29 March 1919 — 31 August 2004) was a British tennis player and coach. He was active from 1939 to 1953 and contested 10 career singles finals and won 6 titles. Career A native of Middlesex, Baxter was the British junior champion in 1935 and 1936. He played his first senior event in 1938 at the Worthing Open where he reached the final, before losing to Alan Brown. In 1939 he won his first singles title at the Cranleigh Open against Guy Cooper. He won through to the singles third round of the 1947 Wimbledon Championships and took a set off third seed Tom Brown before being eliminated. During his playing career he was a member of British Davis Cup teams but was never called upon for a rubber. His career singles highlights include winning the Berkshire Championships three times in 1939, 1946 and 1947. He also won the Cumberland Hard Court Championships in 1948 against Dennis Slack. In addition he was also a losing finalist at the Norfolk Championships in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Godsell
George Edward Godsell (26 April 1907 – 1 May 1953) was a British tennis player. Based in Gloucestershire, Godsell was active from the 1930s to early 1950s. Locally he won the singles title at Cheltenham four times and he was also a winner of the East of England Championships. He competed regularly at Wimbledon and reached the singles third round twice. Playing into his 40s, he reportedly appeared in 49 tournament finals across 1949 and 1950, believed to be the most of any male player during this time. Godsell died at the age of 46 from carbon monoxide poisoning Carbon monoxide poisoning typically occurs from breathing in carbon monoxide (CO) at excessive levels. Symptoms are often described as "flu-like" and commonly include headache, dizziness, weakness, vomiting, chest pain, and confusion. Large e ..., having taken his own life. He was found dead at his home in West London. A neighbour revealed during an inquest that Godsell had been depressed and was suffering from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Boussus
Christian Boussus (5 March 1908 – August 2003) was a left-handed French tennis player who found success in the 1920s and 1930s. Tennis career He started playing amateur tennis in the late 1920s by entering one of his first tournaments at the age of 17 in the 1926 edition of The French Covered Courts tournament in doubles, which he won by teaming up with French veteran René Lacoste. He was the runner-up at the Pacific South-west Championship in 1928(lost to fellow Frenchman Henri Cochet) although he won the mixed title trophy alongside American Anne Harper. The same year he won his first outdoor doubles title in Düsseldorf pairing Davis Cup teammate Jean Borotra. He won his first singles championships in 1929. He was on the victorious French team at the Davis Cup four times, in 1929, 1930, 1931, and 1932, although he never played. The members of the team became known as the " Four Musketeers" and Boussus was the "Fifth Musketeer". He finally got his chance to play at the Davi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
