John David Patrick Wheatley (1 January 1899 – 5 November 1967) was an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player who played at Wimbledon, in the Olympics and in the Davis Cup.

Biography

Patrick Wheatley was born in

Vryheid Vryheid ( zu, IVryheid) is a coal mining and cattle ranching town in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Vryheid is the Afrikaans word for "freedom". History After Boer farmers, who lived in the Vryheid area, had helped King Dinuzulu defeat his ...

Colony of Natal The Colony of Natal was a British colony in south-eastern Africa. It was proclaimed a British colony on 4 May 1843 after the British government had annexed the Boer Natalia Republic, Republic of Natalia, and on 31 May 1910 combined with three o ...

on 1 January 1899 and was educated at Bedford School. Between 1921 and 1933, he competed at Wimbledon on eleven separate occasions, reaching the fourth round in the Men's Singles in 1924 and 1926, reaching the quarterfinals in the men's doubles in 1924, and reaching the semifinals in the mixed in 1925. He represented

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at the 1924 Summer Olympics in both the Men's Singles and the Men's Doubles. He also represented

in the Davis Cup in 1926, playing in matches against

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and

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. Wheatley died in

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on 5 November 1967.

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* 1899 births 1967 deaths People educated at Bedford School English male tennis players Tennis players at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic tennis players for Great Britain British male tennis players People from Natal {{England-tennis-bio-stub