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1919 Australasian Championships – Singles
Algernon Kingscote defeated Eric Pockley in the final 6–4, 6–0, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1919 Australasian Championships. Gordon Lowe was the champion of the 1915 edition, before the World War I interruption, but chose not to defend his title. Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1919 Australasian Championships - Singles Singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ... 1919 in tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algernon Kingscote
Algernon Robert Fitzhardinge "Algy" Kingscote (3 December 1888 – 21 December 1964) was a British tennis player, who won the Men's Singles event at the Australasian Championships in 1919. Kingscote also competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. He was born in Bangalore, India, in 1888. Tennis career Algernon Kingscote learned playing tennis on the courts of the Château-d'Œx Club in Switzerland, where he won numerous championships. In his early years he trained with American teenager player R. Norris Williams.Tilden (1921), p. 189 He was crowned Swiss champion in 1908 and champion of Bengal in 1913. He held the Kent Championships title for four consecutive years between 1919–1922 and in total won the title six times. At Wimbledon 1919, Kingscote beat William Laurentz, Max Decugis and Pat O'Hara Wood before losing in the all comers final to Gerald Patterson. He won the singles title at the 1919 Australasian Championships, along with the first Anthony Wilding Memorial Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
