Charles Walder Grinstead
Charles Walder Grinstead (born December 1, 1860 in East Teignmouth , County Devon , † March 16, 1930 in Nikenbah , Hervey Bay , State of Queensland , Australia ) was an English tennis player.
Life
Grinstead was born in 1860 to Pastor Charles G. Grinstead and his wife Sarah A. Stanley. In 1883 and 1884 he took part in the Wimbledon Championships . In 1884 he reached the All-Comers final, which he lost to Herbert Lawford in four sets.
In the spring of 1885, Grinstead first emigrated to the Canadian province of Ontario . After nine months he went on to the US state of Idaho and worked as a businessman. In September 1892 he married Gertrude Cline. In 1899 he settled as a farmer in County Nez Perce and bought 130 acres of land.
He died in Nikenbah in 1930 and was buried in the Hervey Bay cemetery.
Individual evidence
- ^ Charles Walder Grinstead. tennisarchives.com, accessed on September 30, 2012 (English).
- ↑ a b An Illustrated History of Northern Idaho, Embracing Nez Perce, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone Counties. Western Historical Publishing Co. 1903. ( online )
- ↑ According to the tournament mode at that time, the winner of the All-Comers competition had to compete against the previous year's winner in the so-called Challenge Round in order to win the title
- ^ Heathcote, J. et al .: Tennis. Lawn tennis. Racquets. Fives. Longmans, Green & Co., London 1901, p. 169 ( online )
- ↑ Kerry Raymond: Charles Walder Grinstead, born 1860, died 1930; Polson Cemetery, Hervey Bay. Photo of the tombstone. Retrieved October 1, 2012 .
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| SURNAME | Grinstead, Charles Walder |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | East Teignmouth , Devon County |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 16, 1930 |
| Place of death | Nikenbah , Hervey Bay , Queensland State , Australia |