Thomas Spread Campion (9 September 1860 – 19 November 1907) was an Irish born tennis player and physician. He was a quarter finalist at the

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in the men's doubles event in

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. He was active from 1883 to 1889 and won 6 career singles titles.

Career

Thomas Campion was born on 9 September 1860 in

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, County Dublin, Ireland. He played his first tournament at the

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in 1883 where he reached the final and won the tournament against Charles Chaytor. He competed at the

two times between 1888 and 1889. In the men's singles events his best result was reaching the second round in 1889 where he lost to the English player

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. He was more successful in the men's doubles reaching the quarter finals in 1888 partnering with

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where they lost

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and

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. His best results in the other major tournaments of the 19th century came at

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in 1886 where he reached the qurter finals in the men's singles losing to

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, and at the

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in 1888 where he reached the quarter finals before losing to

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. His main career singles highlights include winning the

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played on grass three times consecutivley (1886–1888), and the Dublin University Championships three times played on hard asphalt courts (1883, 1885, 1888). He played his last singles tournament at the

in 1889. Campion died on 19 November 1907 at

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, Ireland, aged 77.

Career finals

''Notes: All Comers Finalist where indicated by (*).''

Singles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runners-up)

Education and career

Campion was educated at

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, where he was a medical student. On graduating, Campion became a Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland (L.R.C.P.I.), and Licentiate in Medicine (L.M.) in 1887. He was a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Medicine; and a Member of the

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. He later worked as surgeon for the

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, and

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Company.

Family

Campion was the son of Serjeant Campion (1813-1907) of County Cork and later a Queen's Counsel (Q.C.), Serjeant-at-Law and Professor of English Law at Queen's College, Galway; and Martha Campion (née Wilson; 1828–72), from County Cork. Tom married Jane Irene Lambert Tymons (1862-1909), from Dublin, on 2 December 1889 in Saint Matthias's Church.The Irish Law Times and Solicitors' Journal

References

External links

ATP Player Profile
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