Ronald Victor Thomas (7 August 1888 – 30 December 1936) was an Australian

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1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

. Thomas won two doubles titles at the Australasian Championships (now the

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), in

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and

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, and one doubles title at the

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. Thomas also finished as runner-up to

Pat O'Hara Wood Hector "Pat" O'Hara Wood (30 April 1891 – 3 December 1961) was an Australian tennis player. O'Hara Wood was born in St Kilda, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. He is best known for his two victories at the Australasian Championships (now the ...

in men's singles at the 1920 Australasian Championships.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 runner-up

Doubles: 3 titles

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* * 1888 births 1936 deaths Australasian Championships (tennis) champions Australian male tennis players Wimbledon champions (pre-Open Era) Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic tennis players for Australia Tennis people from South Australia Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles Sportsmen from South Australia {{Australia-tennis-bio-stub