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{{short description|British tennis player (1911-1988)}}
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'''Claude Frederick Owen Lister''' (13 October 1911 — 19 April 1988) was a British [[tennis]] player and coach.
'''Claude Frederick Owen Lister''' (13 October 1911 — 19 April 1988) was a British [[tennis]] player and coach.


An Essex county player, Lister featured regularly at the [[Wimbledon Championships]] through the 1930s to 1950s. He twice reached the third round in singles, including in 1949 when he was the last Briton remaining in the draw.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wimbledon Last Hope |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/800791419 |work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |date=23 June 1949}}</ref><ref name="Only">{{cite news |last1=Only |title=Only one left |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/720835961 |work=Evening Standard |date=12 June 1949}}</ref>
An [[Essex]] county player, Lister featured regularly at the [[Wimbledon Championships]] through the 1930s to 1950s. He twice reached the third round in singles, including in 1949 when he was the last Briton remaining in the draw.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wimbledon Last Hope |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/800791419 |work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |date=23 June 1949}}</ref><ref name="Only">{{cite news |last1=Only |title=Only one left |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/720835961 |work=Evening Standard |date=12 June 1949}}</ref>


Lister, known for his strong serve, won the [[Surrey Championships|Surrey singles championships]] in Surbiton in 1947.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lister Beats Egyptian Davis Cup Player |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/813470854 |work=[[Sunday Dispatch]] |date=1 June 1947}}</ref><ref name="Only"/>
Lister, known for his strong serve, won the [[Surrey Championships|Surrey singles championships]] in Surbiton in 1947.<ref name="Only"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Lister Beats Egyptian Davis Cup Player |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/813470854 |work=[[Sunday Dispatch]] |date=1 June 1947}}</ref>


In 1958 he began a long stint as non-playing captain of the [[South Africa Davis Cup team]].<ref>{{cite news |title=S. African tennis captain is English |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/876650725 |work=[[Bristol Post|Evening Post]] |date=15 July 1969}}</ref> He was captain of South Africa's only [[Davis Cup]] title winning side in 1974, secured after India refused to compete in the final due to the [[apartheid]] policy. This made South African the first Davis Cup champions outside the four grand slam hosting nations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tennis: Firebrands, flour bombs and Frew |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis-firebrands-flour-bombs-and-frew-1121083.html |work=[[The Independent]] |date=21 September 1999 |language=en}}</ref>
In 1958 he began a long stint as non-playing captain of the [[South Africa Davis Cup team]].<ref>{{cite news |title=S. African tennis captain is English |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/876650725 |work=[[Bristol Post|Evening Post]] |date=15 July 1969}}</ref> He was captain of South Africa's only [[Davis Cup]] title winning side in 1974, secured after India refused to compete in the final due to the [[apartheid]] policy. This made South Africa the first [[Davis Cup]] champions outside the four grand slam hosting nations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tennis: Firebrands, flour bombs and Frew |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis-firebrands-flour-bombs-and-frew-1121083.html |work=[[The Independent]] |date=21 September 1999 |language=en}}</ref>


Lister was married to tennis player Thelma Jarvis.<ref name="Only"/> They had a son born in 1949.<ref>{{cite news |title=Congratulations |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/720852724 |work=Evening Standard |date=12 December 1949}}</ref>
Lister was married to tennis player [[Thelma Lister|Thelma Jarvis]].<ref name="Only"/> They had a son born in 1949.<ref>{{cite news |title=Congratulations |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/720852724 |work=Evening Standard |date=12 December 1949}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:British tennis coaches]]
[[Category:British tennis coaches]]
[[Category:English male tennis players]]
[[Category:English male tennis players]]
[[Category:Tennis players from Essex]]

Latest revision as of 09:20, 5 May 2024

Claude Lister
Full nameClaude Frederick Owen Lister
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born(1911-10-13)13 October 1911
Died19 April 1988(1988-04-19) (aged 76)
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon3R (1947, 1949)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1938, 1939, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon4R (1955)

Claude Frederick Owen Lister (13 October 1911 — 19 April 1988) was a British tennis player and coach.

An Essex county player, Lister featured regularly at the Wimbledon Championships through the 1930s to 1950s. He twice reached the third round in singles, including in 1949 when he was the last Briton remaining in the draw.[1][2]

Lister, known for his strong serve, won the Surrey singles championships in Surbiton in 1947.[2][3]

In 1958 he began a long stint as non-playing captain of the South Africa Davis Cup team.[4] He was captain of South Africa's only Davis Cup title winning side in 1974, secured after India refused to compete in the final due to the apartheid policy. This made South Africa the first Davis Cup champions outside the four grand slam hosting nations.[5]

Lister was married to tennis player Thelma Jarvis.[2] They had a son born in 1949.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Wimbledon Last Hope". Manchester Evening News. 23 June 1949.
  2. ^ a b c Only (12 June 1949). "Only one left". Evening Standard.
  3. ^ "Lister Beats Egyptian Davis Cup Player". Sunday Dispatch. 1 June 1947.
  4. ^ "S. African tennis captain is English". Evening Post. 15 July 1969.
  5. ^ "Tennis: Firebrands, flour bombs and Frew". The Independent. 21 September 1999.
  6. ^ "Congratulations". Evening Standard. 12 December 1949.

External links[edit]

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