Archdale Palmer

Archdale Palmer
Full name Archdale Palmer
Country (sports)  United Kingdom
Born 1865 [1]
Epping, Essex, United Kingdom
Died 9 February 1950 (aged 84) [2]
Epping, Essex, United Kingdom
Turned pro 1889 (amateur tour)
Retired 1907
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon SF (1893)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon SF (1892, 1893)

Archdale Palmer (1865–1950) was a British tennis player in the early years of Wimbledon. Palmer became Secretary of the All England Lawn Tennis Club in 1899 and was appointed managing director of Slazenger in 1905.[3] His position at Slazenger was considered a conflict of interest by the A.E.L.T. C. (Slazenger manufactured the balls used at Wimbledon). Palmer resigned as Secretary in 1906.[4] Palmer lost his opening match at Wimbledon 1892 to Harry Barlow. He reached the Wimbledon semi finals in 1893, losing to Harold Mahony.[5]. In 1894 he lost his opening match at Wimbledon to Herbert Baddeley. In 1893 Palmer won the Dinard men's singles title beating Arthur Gore in the Challenge Round in five sets.[6] Palmer also played real tennis. He was Captain in the Essex Regiment in World War 1.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=200360646:9341&d=bmd_1503998064
  3. ↑ Farrell, Thomas (January 20, 2016). "Balls of fire: Slazenger". letslookagain.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  4. ↑ Lake, Robert J. (October 3, 2014). "A Social History of Tennis in Britain". Routledge. Retrieved September 17, 2017 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "Wimbledon 1893". www.tennis.co.nf.
  6. ↑ Archives, Tennis. "Archdale Palmer". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  7. ↑ Lake, Robert J. (October 3, 2014). "A Social History of Tennis in Britain". Routledge. Retrieved September 17, 2017 – via Google Books.


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