Herbert Grove

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Herbert "Harry" Grove (born May 7, 1862 in Tulse Hill , London ; † February 7, 1896 there ; also Henry Grove ) was an English tennis player.

Career

Grove took part in tennis tournaments from 1881 and played regularly at the Wimbledon Championships until 1893 . In 1886 and 1887 he won the Manchester tournament . In 1887 he reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon, but lost there to Herbert Lawford . With Charles Lacy Sweet he played in 1890 in Calcutta, India in doubles at the Southern India Championships .

He died in 1896 at the age of only 33.

Web links

literature

  • B. Collins: History of Tennis. 2nd Edition. New Chapter Press, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0 , pp. 414 f.
  • H. Chipp : Lawn Tennis Recollections. Merrittand Hutcher, London 1898.