Lance Tingay
Lance Tingay (born July 15, 1915 in Ilford , Essex , † March 10, 1990 Wimbledon (London) ) was a British sports journalist.
Life
Tingay first reported on the Wimbledon Championships in 1932 . In 1952 he succeeded John Olliff as tennis correspondent for the Daily Telegraph and remained so until his retirement in 1980. Until the introduction of the computer world rankings in the 1970s by the ATP and WTA , his annually published rankings were recognized worldwide and formed the basis for the creation of seeding lists at major tournaments.
In 1982 he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame . He died in 1990 at the age of 74.
Works
- History of Lawn Tennis in Pictures. T. Stacey, London 1973.
- Tennis: A Pictorial History. Hastings House, London 1977.
- One Hundred Years of Wimbledon. Guinness World Records Ltd, London 1977.
- Royalty and Lawn Tennis. Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum, London 1977.
- The Guinness Book of Tennis Facts & Feats. Sterling Pub. Co, London 1983.
- The Trollope Collector: A Record of Writings by and Books About Anthony Trollope. Silverbridge Press, London 1985.
literature
- Bud Collins: History of Tennis. 2nd Edition. New Chapter Press, New York 2010. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0 . P. 651.
Web links
- Lance Tingay in the "International Tennis Hall of Fame" (English; with picture)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tingay, Lance |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tingay, Lancelot O .; Tingay, Lance O. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sports journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ilford , Essex |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 1990 |
| Place of death | Wimbledon , London Borough of Merton |