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{{Short description|British tennis player}} |
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|birth_date = 14 June 1876 |
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|birth_place = [[Yorkshire]], [[England]] |
|birth_place = [[Sheffield]], [[Yorkshire]], [[England]] |
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|death_date = 13 February 1931 |
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|death_place = [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]], Canada |
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|Wimbledonresult = 2R ([[1921 Wimbledon Championships – Men's |
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|USOpenresult = QF ([[1900 U.S. National Championships – Men's |
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Captain '''Ernest Douglas Black''' (14 June 1876 – 13 February 1931)<ref name="tennis&golf">{{cite journal|editor=Béla Kehrling|editor-link=Béla Von Kehrling|title=Külföldi hírek|trans-title=International news|url=http://epa.oszk.hu/02100/02127/00046/pdf/EPA02127_tennis_es_golf_1931_3_011_12.pdf|volume=III|issue=11–12|page=219|journal=Tennisz és Golf|date=June 6, 1931|publisher=Egyesült Kő-, Könyvnyomda. Könyv- és Lapkiadó Rt.|location=[[Budapest]], [[Hungary]]|language=Hungarian|accessdate=November 18, 2012}}</ref> was a British [[tennis]] player active in the late 19th century and early 20th century.<ref name="obit">{{cite news |title=Captain E.G. Black Dies at V. G. Hospital |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/776917027/?article=8a89bb9f-5004-4e24-9001-67ef3b3d5c6c&focus=0.4922748,0.3619761,0.6100409,0.55063385&xid=3355 |access-date=11 May 2024 |work=Halifax Mail |date=16 February 1931 |location=Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada · Monday |page=4}}</ref> |
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'''Ernest Douglas Black''' ''(also credited as "Edmund D. Black")'' was a British [[tennis]] player active in the late 19th century and early 20th century. |
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==Tennis career== |
==Tennis career== |
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Black reached the quarterfinals of the [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] in [[1900 U.S. National Championships – Men's |
Black reached the quarterfinals of the [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] in [[1900 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|1900]], losing to the only other competing British player, future three-time Wimbledon champion [[Arthur Gore (tennis)|Arthur Gore]]. He competed in the very first edition of the [[Davis Cup]] (then known as the International Lawn Tennis Challenge) in [[1900 International Lawn Tennis Challenge|1900]].<ref>Gillmeister, Heiner (1990). [https://books.google.com/books?id=44Vu3DdHFvsC&dq=edmund+d.+black+tennis&pg=PA215 ''Tennis: A Cultural History''], p. 215.</ref> |
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He immigrated to Canada and was the Nova Scotia champion.<ref name="obit"/> |
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==Later life== |
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Black, the son of Scottish parents, worked as an engineer. He served in the [[Canadian Expeditionary Force]] in the First World War. In 1917, he married Mary Agnes Cayzer, daughter of [[Sir Charles Cayzer, 1st Baronet]] and sister of [[Herbert Cayzer, 1st Baron Rotherwick]]. He died in 1931 in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]].<ref name="obit"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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*{{Tennis Archives|id=334}} |
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*[http://www.tennisarchives.com/player.php?playerid=334 Tennis Archives] |
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* {{Davis Cup player}} |
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*[http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10003142 Davis Cup Profile] |
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* {{ITF profile}} |
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| NAME = Black, Ernest |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = British tennis player |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = Yorkshire, England |
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[[Category:1876 births]] |
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[[Category:1931 deaths]] |
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[[Category:British male tennis players]] |
[[Category:British male tennis players]] |
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[[Category:Scottish male tennis players]] |
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[[Category:British emigrants to Canada]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:07, 11 May 2024
| Full name | Ernest Douglas Black |
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| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
| Born | 14 June 1876 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 13 February 1931 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1921) |
| US Open | QF (1900) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | F (1900) |
Captain Ernest Douglas Black (14 June 1876 – 13 February 1931)[1] was a British tennis player active in the late 19th century and early 20th century.[2]
Tennis career[edit]
Black reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. National Championships in 1900, losing to the only other competing British player, future three-time Wimbledon champion Arthur Gore. He competed in the very first edition of the Davis Cup (then known as the International Lawn Tennis Challenge) in 1900.[3]
He immigrated to Canada and was the Nova Scotia champion.[2]
Later life[edit]
Black, the son of Scottish parents, worked as an engineer. He served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the First World War. In 1917, he married Mary Agnes Cayzer, daughter of Sir Charles Cayzer, 1st Baronet and sister of Herbert Cayzer, 1st Baron Rotherwick. He died in 1931 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Béla Kehrling, ed. (6 June 1931). "Külföldi hírek" [International news] (PDF). Tennisz és Golf (in Hungarian). III (11–12). Budapest, Hungary: Egyesült Kő-, Könyvnyomda. Könyv- és Lapkiadó Rt.: 219. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "Captain E.G. Black Dies at V. G. Hospital". Halifax Mail. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada · Monday. 16 February 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Gillmeister, Heiner (1990). Tennis: A Cultural History, p. 215.
External links[edit]
- Ernest Black at the Tennis Archives
- Ernest Black at the Davis Cup
- Ernest Black at the International Tennis Federation
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