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1906 Australasian Championships – Singles
Anthony Wilding defeated Francis Fisher 6–0, 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1906 Australasian Championships. This event (now known as the Australian Open) was a tennis tournament played on twelve grass courts in Hagley Park, Christchurch Christchurch (; ) is the largest city in the South Island and the List of cities in New Zealand, second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. Christchurch has an urban population of , and a metropolitan population of over hal ..., New Zealand. The tournament, part of the Grand Slam, was held from 26 to 31 December. Main draw Draw References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Australasian Championships - Singles,1906 1906 in Australian tennis Men's Singles Hagley Park, Christchurch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Wilding
Anthony Frederick Wilding (31 October 1883 – 9 May 1915), also known as Tony Wilding, was a New Zealand world number 1 ranked male tennis players, world No. 1 tennis player and soldier who was killed in action during World War I. Considered the world's first tennis superstar, Wilding was the son of wealthy English immigrants to Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury, New Zealand and enjoyed the use of private tennis courts at their home. Wilding obtained a legal education at Trinity College, Cambridge and briefly joined his father's law firm. Wilding was a first-class cricketer and a keen motorcycle enthusiast. His tennis career started with him winning the Canterbury Championships aged 17. Wilding developed into a leading tennis player in the world during 1909–1914 and is considered to be a former World number 1 male tennis player rankings, world No. 1. He won 11 Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournament titles, six in singles and five in doubles, and is the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Parker (tennis)
Harry Alabaster Parker was a New Zealand tennis player. He was active from 1894 to 1915 and won 40 career singles titles. Parker won the doubles title at the Australian Open, Australasian Championships, the future Australian Open, alongside William Gregg (tennis), Bill Gregg in 1907 Australasian Championships (tennis), 1907. He also reached two singles finals at the Australasian Championships in 1907 Australasian Championships – Singles, 1907 and 1913 Australasian Championships – Singles, 1913, and two doubles finals in 1906 Australasian Championships (tennis), 1906 and 1913 Australasian Championships (tennis), 1913. He reached the Wimbledon Championships doubles final, alongside Stanley Doust in 1909 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles, 1909, and the quarter-finals alongside Anthony Wilding in 1905 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles, 1905. Grand Slam finals Singles (2 runners-up) Doubles (1 title, 3 runners-up) References External links * Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Norman Brookes defeated Arthur Gore 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 in the All-Comers final to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1907 Wimbledon Championships. The reigning champion Laurence Doherty Hugh Laurence Doherty (8 October 1875 – 21 August 1919) was a British tennis player and the younger brother of tennis player Reginald Doherty. He was a six-time Grand Slam champion and a double Olympic Gold medalist at the Tennis at the 1900 ... did not defend his title. Brookes was the first overseas winner of the men's singles title. Four of the most promising international tennis players were concentrated in section 5 of the draw. Draw All comers' finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1907 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Men's Singles Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Grand Slam Men's Singles Champions
Throughout its history, many changes in the Grand Slam tennis tournaments have affected the number of titles won by various players. These have included the opening of the French national championships to international players in 1925, the elimination of the challenge round in 1922, and the admission of professional players in 1968 (the start of the Open Era). All of these tournaments have been listed based on the modern definition of a tennis major, rather than when they were officially recognized by the ILTF. The Grand Slam tournaments are the annual four major tennis events played in the Open Era, which began in 1968, superseding the Amateur Era. The Australian and U.S. tournaments were officially recognized by the ILTF in 1924, and the French Championships followed a year later in 1925 when it became open to all international players. The United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) had several grievances with the ILTF and refused to join when it was formed in 1913. From 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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William Goss (tennis)
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Rodney Heath
Rodney Wilfred Heath (15 June 1884 – 26 October 1936) was an Australian tennis player. Personal Heath was the second son of F. W. Heath who was the official timekeeper at the Victorian Racing Club and Victorian Amateur Turf Club. Rodney's brother C. V. Heath won the South Australian men's singles title in 1902. In June 1915 Heath left Australia to join the Royal Flying Corps in England. He was promoted to the rank of major two years later. In 1916 Heath was injured when he crash-landed his plane after flying into a snowstorm en route from England to France. Tennis career Heath was the Men's Singles champion at the inaugural Australasian Championships in 1905 defeating Albert Curtis in four sets. He won again it five years later, in 1910, after a victory in the final against Horace Rice in three straight sets. In 1911 he played in the Davis Cup challenge round in New Zealand against the United States and defeated William Larned in four sets. In 1919 he reached the fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Harman (tennis) (born 1991), Canadian actor
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Gisborne Herald
''The Gisborne Herald'' is the daily evening newspaper for Gisborne and environs. It was one of only four independently owned daily newspapers in New Zealand but was bought by NZME in 2024. History Established in 1874 as the ''Poverty Bay Herald'' it was published biweekly in the morning by Carlile and Co. In 1877 it was taken over by Poverty Bay Printing and Publishing Co., who turned it into an evening paper. In June 1875, publishing began tri-weekly, and changed again in October 1878 to become a daily paper. The Poverty Bay Herald Co. Ltd. (now the Gisborne Herald Co. Ltd.) was formed in 1908. The paper was renamed ''The Gisborne Herald'' in 1939. In 1999 it changed from a broadsheet A broadsheet is the largest newspaper format and is characterized by long Vertical and horizontal, vertical pages, typically of in height. Other common newspaper formats include the smaller Berliner (format), Berliner and Tabloid (newspaper ... to a tabloid format, making it New Zeala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Fisher
Francis Marion Bates Fisher (22 December 1877 – 24 July 1960) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament from Wellington. He was known as Rainbow Fisher for his frequent changes of political allegiance. He was a veteran of the Boer War and an internationally successful tennis player becoming the champion, along with his mixed doubles partner, Irene Peacock, of the World Covered Court Championships in 1920. Early life and family Fisher was the son of George Fisher, a member of parliament and Mayor of Wellington. David Fisher was his uncle. Frank Fisher was a captain in the 10th New Zealand Contingent to the South African Second Boer War in 1902. His eldest daughter, Esther Fisher (1900–1999), became an international pianist. Member of Parliament Fisher represented two Wellington electorates in the New Zealand House of Representatives for nine years from a 1905 by-election to the 1914 general election. Initially from 6 April 1905 he represented the multi-m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
