George Dodd (tennis)

George Dodd
Full name George Henry Dodd
Country (sports) South Africa South Africa
Born (1883-01-16)16 January 1883
Kowie East, Port Alfred, Cape Colony
Died 21 July 1957(1957-07-21) (aged 74)
Durban, South Africa
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon 3R (1919, 1920)

George Henry Dodd (16 January 1882 – 21 July 1957) was a South African male tennis player. George was the son of Douglas William Dodd, a Minister of Religion in the Anglican Church from Eton, Buckinghamshire, and Elizabeth Saffrona (née Pruen). He competed for the South Africa in the tennis event at the 1920 Summer Olympics where he took part in the men's singles and doubles event. In the singles competition he reached the fourth round in which he lost to Ichiya Kumagae in straight sets. In the doubles he partnered Cecil Blackbeard and reached the third round.[1]

Dodd won the 1912 men's singles title at the South African Championships, defeating R.F. Le Sueur in the final in five sets. In addition he was runner-up on five occasions (1914, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929).

References

  1. ↑ "George Dodd Olympic results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013.
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