Arthur Wellesley Hallward (4 March 1860 – 29 October 1930) was an English tennis player active during the 19th century. His best results in major tournaments came at the

1893 Wimbledon Championships The 1893 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 10 July until 20 July.2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All Engl ...

where he was a losing quarter finalist in the men' singles, and 1896 where he was a losing quarter finalist in the 1896 Men's doubles. Between 1882 and 1898 he contested 7 career singles finals, and won 2 titles.

Tennis career

In 1882 Hallward played his first tournament, and won only title at the

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, County Durham against Minden Fenwick. In 1883 he failed to retain his Darlington title losing to

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. In 1886 he reached the All Comers final at Darlington again, but was beaten by Arthur Pease. In 1887 he won the Molesey Park Lawn Tennis Tournament at

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against

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. In 1888 he reached the final of the Hitchin tournament, but lost Arthur Gore. In 1891 he reached the final of the

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at Chiswick Park, Chiswick,

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before losing to

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. In 1893 he reached the quarter-finals stage at the

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, before losing to

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in five close sets. In 1894 he was a finalist at

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and played on clay where he lost to Arthur Gore. In 1896 he reached the quarter-finals of men's doubles event at the

partnering the American player

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where they lost to

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and RB Scott in four sets. In 1898 he played his final singles event at the

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at the

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, London where he was defeated by Harold Mahony in the second round.

Career finals

Singles 7 (2 titles, 5 runners-up)

Notes: 1886 result was an all comers final.

Work career

Arthur Hallward was a civil servant and worked at

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Personal and family

Arthur was born in Shepards Bush London in 1860. In 1885 he married Caroline S Marley.St Michael and All Angels WWI Project.

References

External links

Official Player Profile: Wimbledon
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hallward, Arthur 1860 births 1930 deaths 19th-century male tennis players British male tennis players