Randolph Lycett

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Randolph Lycett (born August 27, 1886 in Birmingham , † February 9, 1935 in Jersey ) was a British tennis player .

Career

Lycett was a successful doubles player and won both the Australian doubles championships and Wimbledon several times between 1906 and 1923 . In 1922 he was also in the final of the individual competition at Wimbledon, but lost this to Gerald Patterson . Between 1921 and 1923 he also played in the Davis Cup for Great Britain.

He last appeared in singles at Wimbledon in 1929.

Double title

No. year competition partner Final opponent Bottom line
1. 1905 Australian championships AustraliaAustralia Tom Tachell AustraliaAustralia Edgar Barnard Basil Spence
AustraliaAustralia 
11: 9, 8: 6, 1: 6, 4: 6, 6: 1
2. 1911 Australian championships AustraliaAustralia Rodney Heath AustraliaAustralia John Addison Norman Brookes
AustraliaAustralia 
6: 2, 7: 5, 6: 0
3. 1921 Wimbledon Championships United KingdomUnited Kingdom Max Woosnam United KingdomUnited Kingdom Arthur Holden Lowe Francis Gordon Lowe
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
6: 3, 6: 0, 7: 5
4th 1922 Wimbledon Championships AustraliaAustralia James Anderson AustraliaAustralia Gerald Patterson Pat O'Hara Wood
AustraliaAustralia 
3: 6, 7: 9, 6: 4, 6: 3, 11: 9
5. 1923 Wimbledon Championships United KingdomUnited Kingdom Leslie Godfree SpainSpain Manuel de Gomar Eduardo Flaquer
SpainSpain 
6: 3, 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 3

literature

  • B. Collins: History of Tennis. 2nd Edition. New Chapter Press, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0 , pp. 372, 439

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