Horace Rice

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Horace Rice (1913)

Horace Baldwin "Horrie" Rice (born September 5, 1872 in Sydney , † January 18, 1950 ibid) was an Australian tennis player .

Career

Rice took part in tennis tournaments from 1898.

In 1907 he became the third tennis player to win the Australian Championships . He could not repeat this success in the following years, but was in the finals in 1910, 1911 and 1915. He also won the doubles competition in 1910 with Ashley Campbell and in 1915 with Clarence Todd . He won the mixed doubles competition alongside Sylvia Lance Harper in 1923.

In 1913, Rice appeared once at the Wimbledon Championships , but was clearly defeated by Alfred Beamish in three sets. In the same year he came against the United States for his only appearance in the Australian Davis Cup team . He played two individual games, both of which he lost.

Horace Rice died in Sydney in 1950 at the age of 77.

title

singles

No. year competition Topping Final opponent Result
1. 1907 Championships of Australia and New Zealand race New ZealandNew Zealand Harry Alabaster Parker 6: 3, 6: 4, 6: 4

Mixed

No. year competition Topping Partner Final opponent Result
1. 1923 Australian championships race AustraliaAustralia Sylvia Lance Harper AustraliaAustralia Margaret Molesworth Bert St. John
AustraliaAustralia  		2: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4

literature

  • Collins, B .: History of Tennis. 2nd Edition. New Chapter Press, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0 , p. 706

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SURNAME Rice, Horace
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rice, Horace Baldwin (full name); Rice, Horrie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH September 5, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH Sydney , Australia
DATE OF DEATH January 18, 1950
Place of death Sydney , Australia