Ronald Thomas (tennis player)

Ronald Victor Thomas (born August 7, 1888 in Hammond , South Australia , † December 30, 1936 in Adelaide ) was an Australian tennis player.

Life

Thomas, who was born in the small town of Hammond in the Flinders Ranges in 1888 , took part in the Australian championships from 1911 .

During the First World War he served as an orderly officer from January 1918 .

After the war, he won in 1919 on the side of Pat O'Hara Wood the doubles competition at Wimbledon and at the Australian Championships. A year later he was able to defend the double title of the Australian championships.

At the Olympic Games in 1920 he took part in the individual competition, but was eliminated against the Belgian Jean Washer in the first round. He last took part in the Australian championships in 1931.

He died in 1936 at the age of 48 years in Adelaide in the district of Kensington Park .

Double title

No.	year	competition	partner	Final opponent	Bottom line
1.	1919	Australian championships	Australia Pat O'Hara Wood	Australia James Anderson Arthur Holden Lowe United Kingdom	7: 5, 6: 1, 7: 9, 3: 6, 6: 3
2.	1919	Wimbledon Championships	Australia Pat O'Hara Wood	Australia Rodney Heath Randolph Lycett United Kingdom	6: 4, 6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 2
3.	1920	Australian championships	Australia Pat O'Hara Wood	Australia Horace Rice Roy Tailor Australia	6: 1, 6: 0, 7: 5

Sources and web links

Collins, B .: History of Tennis. 2nd Edition. New Chapter Press, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0 , pp. 372, 436
Ronald Victor Thomas. tennisarchives.com, accessed on October 22, 2012 (English).
Ronald Thomas in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
ATP profile of Ronald Thomas (English)
ITF profile of Ronald Thomas (English)

Individual evidence

^ First World War Embarkation Roll - Ronald Thomas. Australian War Memorial, accessed November 5, 2012 .
^ Championship tennis. Finals for the Doubles. Thomas Again Succeeds. The Advertiser (Adelaide), July 10, 1919, accessed November 5, 2012 .
↑ Family Notices. The Advertiser (Adelaide), December 31, 1936, accessed November 5, 2012 .

personal data
SURNAME	Thomas, Ronald
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Thomas, Ronald Victor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Australian tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH	August 7, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hammond , Australia
DATE OF DEATH	December 30, 1936
Place of death	Adelaide , Australia

[1] First World War Embarkation Roll - Ronald Thomas. Australian War Memorial, accessed November 5, 2012 .

[2] Championship tennis. Finals for the Doubles. Thomas Again Succeeds. The Advertiser (Adelaide), July 10, 1919, accessed November 5, 2012 .

[3] Family Notices. The Advertiser (Adelaide), December 31, 1936, accessed November 5, 2012 .