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1955 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles ''(third round)''
Rex Hartwig and Mervyn Rose were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Rose partnered with George Worthington but lost in the semifinals to Hartwig and his partner Lew Hoad. Hartwig and Hoad defeated Neale Fraser and Ken Rosewall in the final, 7–5, 6–4, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1955 Wimbledon Championship.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977 Seeds Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert ''(semifinals)'' Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad (champions) Neale Fraser / Ken Rosewall ''(semifinals)'' Budge Patty / Ham Richardson Hamilton Farrar Richardson (August 24, 1933 – November 5, 2006) Draw Finals Top half
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Rex Hartwig
Rex Noel Hartwig (2 September 1929 – 30 December 2022) was an Australian tennis player. Early life Rex Hartwig was born on 2 September 1929 in Culcairn, New South Wales. Both parents played tennis, and at age 10, Hartwig won a local tournament with his father. When he was 13, he began competing in afternoon competitions and took a job managing tennis courts in Albury. He formed a doubles team with Allan Kendall Jr., and the team won the NSW, Victorian and Australian Junior titles. Tennis career Hartwig was ranked World No. 5 in both 1954 and 1955 by Lance Tingay of ''The Daily Telegraph''. ;Wimbledon He won the doubles in Wimbledon twice: in 1954 with Mervyn Rose and in 1955 with Lew Hoad. ;Australian Championships In 1953, he won the doubles with Mervyn Rose and the mixed doubles with Julia Sampson Hayward. In 1954 he again won the mixed doubles title in Melbourne, this time partnering Thelma Coyne Long. ;U.S. Championships In 1953, he won the doubles title at the U.S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Noël Grinda
Jean-Noël Grinda (born 5 October 1936) is a former French international tennis player. He competed in the Davis Cup a number of times, from 1959 to 1964 and in the Australian Open two times, in 1954 and 1965. He won the Paris International Championships on clay in 1960 defeating Pierre Darmon and Robert Haillet in the final two rounds. Grinda belongs to a celebrated Nice family. He married the daughter of :fr:Jean Michard-Pellissier. He is today known as a skilled backgammon Backgammon is a two-player board game played with counters and dice on tables boards. It is the most widespread Western member of the large family of tables games, whose ancestors date back nearly 5,000 years to the regions of Mesopotamia and Pe ... player. "Après Francine, Jean-Noël. A 65 ans, la silhouette s'est un peu épaissie, mais la stature, la chevelu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Owen
Sir Geoffrey Owen (born 16 April 1934) is an English academic and journalist, who is the former editor of the ''Financial Times,'' and currently Head of Industrial Policy at Policy Exchange, the UK's leading Think Tank. He is also a Visiting Professor in Practice in the Department of Management, London School of Economics. Early life Geoffrey Owen is the son of L. G. Owen and the tennis player Violet Owen. He was also a tennis player and competed at Wimbledon during the 1950s. Owen was educated at the Dragon School, Rugby School and Balliol College, Oxford University. He served in the Royal Air Force for two years as part of the national service. Career He joined the ''Financial Times'' as a feature writer in 1958. He held several posts on that paper, including those of industrial correspondent, industrial editor, and US correspondent based in New York. Between 1968 and 1973, he left journalism, serving first as an executive in the Industrial Reorganisation Corporation and then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Dehnert
Alfred E. "Fred" Dehnert (12 May 1928 – 18 August 1983) was a Dutch tennis player. He competed at Wimbledon Wimbledon most often refers to: * Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London * Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships Wimbledon may also refer to: Places London * ... in 1951–1957, only once advancing through the singles first round. References 1928 births 1983 deaths Dutch male tennis players Sportspeople from Rotterdam {{Netherlands-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Van Dalsum
Johannes "Hans" van Dalsum (12 December 1929 – 15 April 2010) was a Dutch tennis player. Van Dalsum made his debut at The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon in 1953, losing in the first round to René Buser in four sets. In 1955, he defeated Khawaja Saeed in the first round in straight sets, but lost in the second round to Ian Froman in five sets, after leading 2–0 in sets. In 1956, he lost to Graham Regan in four sets, and in his last Wimbledon appearance in 1957 he lost in the first round to Tony Pickard in straight sets. Van Dalsum was a four-time Dutch national champion in singles (1954, 1955, 1957, 1960) and five-time champion in doubles (four titles with Fred Dehnert and one with Piet van Eysden). He played in seven ties for the Netherlands Davis Cup team, Netherlands in the Davis Cup between 1955 and 1960 and compiled a record of six wins and nine losses. References 1929 births 2010 deaths Dutch male tennis players Sportspeople from The Hague {{Netherland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Geelhand De Merxem
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem (1910 – 1982) was a Belgian tennis player of the 1930s and 1940s. Geelhand was Belgium's national singles champion in 1938 and won a further 12 national titles in doubles. In 1946 he won through to the third round at Wimbledon, losing in four sets to Budge Patty. He was beaten in the third round of the 1948 French Championships by 15th-seed Marcello del Bello in five sets. Between 1936 and 1948 he featured in 14 Davis Cup ties for Belgium. He was non-playing captain of the Belgian sides which were Inter-Zonal finalists in 1953 and 1957. During the 1970s he served as Chairman of the Royal Belgian Tennis Federation The Royal Belgian Tennis Federation ( nl, Koninklijke Belgische Tennisbond; french: link=no, Fédération Royale Belge de Tennis) is an organisation set up in 1902 that formally takes charge of tennis in Belgium. From 1979 on, most tasks are execut .... See also * List of Belgium Davis Cup team representatives References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime Bartrolí
Jaime Bartrolí Mas (23 January 1918 – 20 July 1989) was a Spanish tennis player and coach. Active in the 1940s and 1950s, Bartrolí won a total of 14 national doubles championships, eight in doubles and six in mixed doubles. He is a Barcelona native and was an early participant in the Trofeo Conde de Godó (modern day Barcelona Open), considered an influential figure in encouraging other players to enter the tournament. Bartrolí played for the Spain Davis Cup team from 1946 to 1948, then for one final year in 1954. His most noted contribution to Spanish Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ... tennis was through his stints as non playing captain, first serving between 1956 and 1958. He led Spain to the 1965 and 1967 Davis Cup finals in his second period as c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduardo Argon
Eduardo P. Argon (born 1929) is a former Uruguayan tennis player. Argon won the 1954 Riviera Championships at Menton in March of that year, defeating Aleco Noghes in the final. He reached Wimbledon's second round in men's single twice, in 1954 and 1957. He also reached the third round in Wimbledon men's double twice, in 1954, 1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third .... He continued playing tennis also after retirement, well into his 80s. Career finals Singles References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Argon, Eduardo Uruguayan male tennis players 1929 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejo Russell
Alejo Domingo Russell (9 September 1916 – 25 May 1977) was an Argentine tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ... player who competed in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. National Championships in 1942 and 1945 and was a finalist in the mixed doubles in 1942 (partnering Patricia Todd). Grand Slam finals Mixed doubles: (1 runners-up) References External links * *Alejo Russell: the "great gentleman" of the courts (article in Spanish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, Alejo Argentine male tennis players Pan American Games medalists in tennis 1916 births 1977 deaths Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina Tennis players at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Scharenguivel
Douglas Herman Scharenguivel (23 July 1918 — 10 July 1995) was a British-Sri Lankan tennis player. Scharenguivel grew up in what was then British Ceylon, where he was a junior tennis champion. Post-war he moved to Bristol to complete his studies and found work as a civil engineer, living during this time in the town of Filton. A Gloucestershire county captain, Scharenguivel reached the singles second round at Wimbledon on three occasions, was a two-time Exmouth Open singles champion and won the West of England Championships in doubles. He won the singles title at Bath every year from 1947 to 1952. In 1953 he was called up to the Ceylon Davis Cup team for the country's debut tournament appearance and played a tie against the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Nethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Filby
Eric John Filby (31 May 1917 – 9 December 2004) was a male English international table tennis and lawn tennis player. He won a bronze medal at the 1938 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's doubles with Hyman Lurie. In 1950 he moved from Norfolk to Croydon. Filby played in the 1955 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles. See also * List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships * List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists Results of individual events The tables below are medalists of individual events (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed). Men's singles Medal table Women's singles The champion of women's singles in 1937 was declared ... References English male table tennis players 1917 births 2004 deaths World Table Tennis Championships medalists English male tennis players British male tennis players {{UK-tabletennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Walton
Howard Francis Walton (23 July 1916 — 14 December 1989) was a British tennis player active in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He also represented England at the World Table Tennis Championships. Walton, youngest of six children, was the only son born to Percival Walton and Florence Bargery in Birmingham. He was known for having a distinctive cramped style of tennis which came about from the way he had practised as a child. While living in Manchester, his father had turned two of their attics into a court. Due to the cramped space there was not even enough room for a forehand drive so his own style of play developed. First playing tournament tennis while he was in the RAF, Walton won the Warwickshire county title four times and regularly featured at Wimbledon post war. By the time of his last Wimbledon appearance in 1963 he was the only English player, along with Geoffrey Paish, to have not missed a main draw during this period. In 1948 he earned a call up to the Great Britain Davis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
