Dr George Kerr born (22 April 1860 - ) was a Scottish tennis player and physician. He competed at the

1885 Wimbledon Championships The 1885 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 4 July until 17 July.2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All Engla ...

. He was a three time quarter finalist in the men's singles at the Scottish National Championships in 1886, 1888 and 1893. He was a founding member of the Dyvours Lawn Tennis Club and later

Scottish Lawn Tennis Association Tennis Scotland is the official governing body of tennis in Scotland. It was founded as the Scottish Lawn Tennis Association (SLTA) in 1895. In 1977 the Scottish Lawn Tennis Association dropped the word 'Lawn' and became the Scottish Tennis Associ ...

. He was active from 1883 to 1894 contested 2 career finals.

Career

George Kerr was born in Scotland on 22 April 1860 and educated at Edinburgh University. He was a member of the Edinburgh Dyvours Lawn Tennis Club and later

. He played his first singles tournament at the

South of Scotland Championships The South of Scotland Championships also known as the South of Scotland Lawn Tennis Championships was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament first staged in 1882 at the Beachgrove Grounds, Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The champ ...

at Moffat in 1883. In major tournaments he took part in the men's singles at the

where he was defeated in the first round by Ireland's Ernest Browne. He also played at the

Northern Championships Northern may refer to the following: Geography * North, a point in direction * Northern Europe, the northern part or region of Europe * Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States * Northern Province, Sri Lanka * Northern Range, a ra ...

in 1887. He was active from 1883 to 1894 and was a three time quarter finalist in the men's singles at the Scottish National Championships in 1886, 1888 and 1893. He contested only two career finals at the Fifeshire Championships in 1885 where he lost

John Galbraith Horn John Galbraith Horn (16 April 1860 – 10 September 1925) also known as J.G. Horn or Galbraith Horn was a Scottish tennis player who competed at the Wimbledon Championships in 1881 and 1882. He won the Scottish Championships three times consec ...

, and the

Galashiels Open The Galashiels Open was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1884 early editions of the singles events were called the Galashiels Championship. It was organised by Gala Lawn Tennis Club, and played at the Mossilee Cricket ...

in 1887 where he lost to England's Arthur Story in five sets. He was also a semi finalist at the

East of Scotland Championships The East of Scotland Championships and later known as the TSB East of Scotland Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons was a combined men's and women's grass court then later clay court combined men's and women's tennis tournament first esta ...

and

West of Scotland Championships The West of Scotland Championships and later known as the Lang's West of Scotland Championships for sponsorship reasons was a combined men's and women's grass court tennis tournament first established in 1882. The last decade of the championships w ...

both in 1887. Kerr played his final known singles tournament in 1894 at the

Whitehouse Open The Whitehouse Open was a late Victorian era combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on both clay courts and grass courts organised by the Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. It was staged from 1884 to 189 ...

in Edinburgh.

References

External links

Official Wimbledon Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kerr, George 1860 births 19th-century male tennis players Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Scottish male tennis players British male tennis players Year of death missing