Edward "Teddy" Bury Dewhurst (7 April 1870 – 25 February 1941) was an Australian male

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player. He became a U.S. citizen after retirement.

Biography

Edward Bury Dewhurst was born in

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in 1870, the son of Arthur Dewhurst and Emma Owen.''Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915 for Edward Bury Dewhurst'' At age 33, in 1903, he left Australia to study dentistry at the

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in the United States. Dewhurst became the singles Intercollegiate Champion for the University of Pennsylvania in 1903 and 1905 as well as doubles champion in 1905. In 1904 he was runner up in the singles. In 1904 he won the men's doubles at the

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together with H.J. Holt when their opponents defaulted the match at two sets all due to darkness. He won the singles title at the 1905

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where he defeated the reigning champion of the previous two years,

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in three straight sets 6–3, 8–6, 6–4. The tournament was played on board courts at the

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. In 1906, Dewhurst won the mixed doubles title at the U.S. National Championships together with Sarah Coffin. The previous year, 1905, he had reached the finals of this event, played at the

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, with

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but lost to

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and

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in straight sets. Dewhurst retired from tennis in 1909 due to blood poisoning. Dewhurst published a book titled ''The Science of Lawn Tennis'' in 1910. In 1911, he married Ethel Voorhies (''née'' Grannan). He became a U.S. citizen in 1924. He died in Philadelphia of heart disease in 1941, age 70.''Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964''

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

References

External links

HathiTrust Digital Library – ''The Science of Lawn Tennis'' (1910), by Edward B. Dewhurst
1870 births 1941 deaths Tennis players from Sydney Australian male tennis players United States National champions (tennis) Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles Australian emigrants to the United States People from Philadelphia American dentists Australian dentists University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine alumni Penn Quakers men's tennis players {{Australia-tennis-bio-stub