Leslie Godfree
Leslie Allison Godfree (born April 27, 1885 in Brighton , † November 17, 1971 in London ) was an English tennis player.
Career
Godfree participated in the Wimbledon Championships from 1920 to 1930 . While he never got beyond the third round in singles, he won there in 1923 in doubles alongside Randolph Lycett . In addition, he and his wife Kathleen McKane-Godfree were the only married couple to win the mixed competition in 1926.
From 1923 to 1927 he took part in the Davis Cup for Great Britain - exclusively in doubles - and won six of his eleven games.
Godfree played at the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924 in mixed and doubles, but could not win a medal.
He died in Richmond, London in 1971 at the age of 86 .
title
Double
| No. | year | competition | partner | Final opponent | Bottom line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1923 | Wimbledon Championships |
 Randolph Lycett
|
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|
6: 4, 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 3 |
Mixed
| No. | year | competition | Partner | Final opponent | Bottom line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1926 | Wimbledon Championships |
Kathleen McKane Godfree
|
 Mary Browne Howard Kinsey
|
6: 3, 6: 4 |
literature
- L. Tingay: One Hundred Years of Wimbledon. Guinness World Records Ltd, London 1977, ISBN 0-900424-71-0 , p. 198
Web links
- ITF profile Leslie Godfree (English)
- Davis Cup stats by Leslie Godfree (English)
- Leslie Godfree in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Godfree, Leslie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Godfree, Leslie Allison (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 27, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brighton |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th November 1971 |
| Place of death | London |