Reginald Doherty
Reginald Doherty | ||||||||||||||||||
The Doherty brothers, Reginald (left) and Laurence | ||||||||||||||||||
Nickname: | Reggie | |||||||||||||||||
Nation: | United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||
Birthday: | October 14, 1872 | |||||||||||||||||
Date of death: | December 29, 1910 | |||||||||||||||||
Playing hand: | Right | |||||||||||||||||
singles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career title: | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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Double | ||||||||||||||||||
Career title: | 16 doubles, 3 mixed | |||||||||||||||||
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Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) |
Reginald "Reggie" Frank Doherty (born October 14, 1872 in London , † December 29, 1910 ibid) was an English tennis player . Among other things, he won the individual title at the Wimbledon Championships from 1897 to 1900 . With his younger brother Laurence he formed the most successful doubles around the turn of the century in 1900.
life and career
Reggie Doherty, known as "Big Do", was born in 1872 in Wimbledon, London . He attended Westminster School and later took up a study at Trinity College of Cambridge University on.
From 1891 Doherty took part in tennis tournaments. Between 1897 and 1900 he won Wimbledon singles without interruption. In doubles with his brother Laurence, he won eight titles there between 1897 and 1905. In 1902 he reached the Challenge Round at the US championships , but lost there to defending champion William Larned in four sets.
At the Olympic Games in Paris in 1900 he reached first place in doubles with Laurence and in mixed with Charlotte Cooper . In singles, he gave his brother a walkover in the semifinals , who then won the Olympic gold medal in the final. In 1908 in London Reginald was able to win the double title again together with George Hillyard .
From 1902 to 1906 Doherty took part in the Davis Cup and won the title with the British team every year.
Doherty, who weighed only 63 kg at a height of 1.85 m, often struggled with gastrointestinal diseases. In 1906, with their poor health, the brothers failed to win their ninth Wimbledon title. Afterwards, they had to promise their mother, who watched the final with tears, that they would never again overdo themselves physically. Reginald then took part in a few tournaments, while Laurence turned to golf.
In 1910 Reginald Doherty died at the age of 38 in the London borough of Kensington shortly after his return from a Swiss nursing home. In 1980 he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame with his brother .
Tournament victories
singles
Double
Mixed
No. | year | competition | Partner | Final opponent | Bottom line |
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1. | 1899 | Irish Championships | Charlotte Cooper | ||
2. | 1900 | Irish Championships | Charlotte Cooper | ||
3. | 1900 | Summer Olympics 1900 | Charlotte Cooper |
Yvonne Prévost Harold Mahony |
6: 2, 6: 4 |
literature
- B. Collins: History of Tennis. 2nd Edition. New Chapter Press, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0 , p. 571.
- L. Tingay: One Hundred Years of Wimbledon. Guinness World Records Ltd, London 1977, ISBN 0-900424-71-0 , p. 197.
Web links
- ITF profile Reginald Doherty (english)
- Reginald Doherty in the "International Tennis Hall of Fame" (English; with picture)
- Davis Cup stats by Reginald Doherty (english)
- Reginald Doherty in the database of Olympedia.org (English)
- Reginald Frank (Reggie) Doherty. tennisarchives.com, accessed on January 5, 2016 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to the tournament mode at that time, the winner of the All-Comers competition had to compete against the previous year's winner in the Challenge Round to win the title.
- ↑ There was no award of the first three places in their current form with gold, silver and bronze medals in 1900. In some sports and competitions, silver or bronze plaques were awarded.
- ^ B. Collins: History of Tennis. 2nd Edition. New Chapter Press, New York 2010.
- ↑ The final ( Challenge Round ) was canceled due to bad weather and was not made up for. Last year's winner, Reginald Doherty, was declared the winner.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Doherty, Reginald |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Doherty, Reginald Frank; Doherty, Reggie |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1872 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England |
DATE OF DEATH | December 29, 1910 |
Place of death | London , England |