Ronald Thomas (tennis)
Full name | Ronald Victor Thomas |
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Country (sports) | Australia |
Born |
7 August 1888 Hammond, South Australia |
Died |
30 December 1936 48) Adelaide | (aged
Singles | |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | F (1920) |
Wimbledon | QF (1919) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1919, 1920) |
Wimbledon | W (1919) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | SF (1919) |
Ronald Victor Thomas (7 August 1888 – 30 December 1936) was an Australian tennis player.[1]
Thomas won two doubles titles at the Australasian Championships (now the Australian Open), in 1919 and 1920, and one doubles title at the 1919 Wimbledon Championships. Thomas also finished as runner-up to Pat O'Hara Wood in men's singles at the 1920 Australasian Championships.[2]
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 runner-up
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Runner-up | 1920 | Australasian Championships | Grass | Pat O'Hara Wood | 3–6, 6–4, 8–6, 1–6, 3–6 [3] |
Doubles: 3 titles
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winner | 1919 | Australasian Championships | Grass | Pat O'Hara Wood | James Anderson Arthur Lowe | 7–5, 6–1, 7–9, 3–6, 6–3 [4] |
Winner | 1919 | Wimbledon | Grass | Pat O'Hara Wood | Rodney Heath Randolph Lycett | 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 [5] |
Winner | 1920 | Australasian Championships | Grass | Pat O'Hara Wood | Horace Rice Roy Taylor | 6–1, 6–0, 7–5 [6] |
References
- ↑ Ronald Thomas' profile at Sports Reference.com
- ↑ "History of the Australian Open – the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific". australianopen.com. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
- ↑ "Australian Open Results Archive / Men's Singles". Australian Open official website. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ "Australian Open Results Archive / Men's Doubles". Australian Open official website. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ "Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Gentlemen's Doubles". Wimbledon official tournament website. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ "Australian Open Results Archive / 1920 Men's Doubles". Australian Open official website. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
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