John Hartley

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Hartley

John Thorneycroft Hartley (born January 9, 1849 in Tong , Shropshire , † August 21, 1935 in Knaresborough , Yorkshire ) was an English pastor and tennis player who won the Wimbledon tournament in 1879 and 1880 .

Life

Hartley, actually a real tennis player, was persuaded by George Ernest Tabor in 1879 to take part in the third edition of the Wimbledon Championships . After his unexpected victory in the quarterfinals against Charles Gilbert Heathcote , he returned to his congregation over the weekend to hold the service there. In the final he finally defeated the Irish club Thomas Goold in three sets.

In the Wimbledon final of the following year Hartley defeated Herbert Lawford in four sets and was thus able to defend his title. In 1881 he appeared again at Wimbledon, but lost his title in 37 minutes against William Renshaw with 0: 6, 1: 6 and 1: 6. In 1882 he won the English doubles championships at Oxford alongside Richard Taswell Richardson . Then he ended his tennis career.

Hartley is the only clergyman to win the Wimbledon tournament. He died in Knaresborough in northern England in 1935 .

literature

  • H. Gillmeister: cultural history of tennis. Wilhelm Fink Verlag, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-7705-2618-X .
  • B. Collins: History of Tennis. 2nd Edition. New Chapter Press, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0 , p. 692.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ J. Heathcote et al .: Tennis. Lawn tennis. Racquets. Fives. Longmans, Green & Co., London 1901, p. 149 (online)
  2. ↑ H. Gillmeister: cultural history of tennis. 1990, p. 245.
  3. ↑ According to the tournament mode at that time ( Challenge Round ), last year's winner automatically qualified for the final.
  4. ↑ H. Gillmeister: cultural history of tennis. 1990, p. 248.
  5. ↑ The doubles championships were held in Wimbledon only from 1884
  6. ↑ AW Myers: The Complete Lawn Tennis Player. George W. Jacobs & Co., Philadelphia 1908, p. 15 (online)
personal data
SURNAME Hartley, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hartley, John Thorneycroft
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English pastor and tennis player, Wimbledon winner in 1879 and 1880
DATE OF BIRTH January 9, 1849
PLACE OF BIRTH Tong , Shropshire
DATE OF DEATH August 21, 1935
Place of death Knaresborough , Yorkshire