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player in the years before and after World war 1. His best performance in Wimbledon men's singles was a quarter final in 1920 (where he lost to

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). At Wimbledon in 1924, Willford won a set against eventual champion

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in the men's singles first round. Willford's Wimbledon singles career spanned the years from 1912 to 1926. Willford died in Sussex in 1947 aged 64.

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1882 births 1947 deaths English male tennis players British male tennis players {{UK-tennis-bio-stub