Anthony John Mottram (8 June 1920 – 6 October 2016) was a British tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s. Mottram reached the quarterfinal of the

1948 Wimbledon Championships The 1948 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 21 June until Saturday 3 July.2010 Wimbledon Compend ...

in which he lost to Gardnar Mulloy. In the doubles event he reached the final of the

1947 Wimbledon Championships The 1947 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 23 June until Saturday 5 July 1947. It was the 61st ...

with Bill Sidwell in which they were defeated by the first-seeded team of

Jack Kramer John Albert Kramer (August 1, 1921 – September 12, 2009) was an American tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s. He won three Grand Slam tournaments (the U.S. Championships in 1946 and 1947, Wimbledon in 1947). He led the U.S. Davis Cup tennis ...

and Bob Falkenburg. He reached the

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's fourth round in both 1947 and 1948, and the third round of the 1951 US Open. Mottram was born in Coventry, then Warwickshire (now West Midlands), England. He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme '' Desert Island Discs'' on 14 June 1955. The All England Lawn Tennis Club elected him an Honorary Member in 1957. Mottram died on 6 October 2016 at the age of 96.

Personal life

In 1949 he married Joy Gannon who was also a tennis player, as were their children Buster Mottram and Linda Mottram. In 1957 he published a book with his wife titled ''Modern Lawn Tennis''.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Bibliography

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References

1920 births 2016 deaths English male tennis players British male tennis players Sportspeople from Coventry Tennis people from the West Midlands (county) Professional tennis players before the Open Era {{UK-sport-bio-stub