George Greville (tennis)

George Greville
Full name Turketil George Pearson Greville
Country (sports)  United Kingdom
Born 13 March 1868 [1]
Chingford, Essex, United Kingdom
Died 9 March 1958 (1958-03-10) (aged 89)
Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Turned pro 1889 (amateur tour)
Retired 1933
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon QF (1897, 1899, 1902)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon SF (1904)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (1913)

George Greville (1868–1958) was a British tennis player with a career of record length. He began playing in the 1880s and last entered the singles of the Queen's Club tournament in 1933 aged 65.[2] A. Wallis Myers said of Greville "his powers at the net are unquestionable" and "he knows the game thoroughly". [3] Greville first entered the Wimbledon singles in 1896 and last entered in 1927 aged 59 (the oldest competitor ever in the Wimbledon men's singles). Greville married fellow player Edith Austin. Greville reached the quarter finals of Wimbledon in 1897 (losing to Wilberforce Eaves), 1899 (losing to Harold Mahony) and 1902 (where he beat George Caridia before losing to eventual winner Laurence Doherty in four sets).[4] After losing early at Wimbledon in 1904, he didn't play again in the singles until 1926. His last appearance was in 1927.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "FreeBMD Entry Info". freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Turketil George Pearson Greville". tennisarchives.com. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ https://archive.org/stream/lawntennisathom00myergoog#page/n175/mode/1up/search/george+greville+tennis
  4. ↑ "WIMBLEDON 1902". tennis.co.nf. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Archive - Draws Archive : George Greville - 2015 Wimbledon Championships Website - Official Site by IBM". wimbledon.com. Retrieved September 6, 2017.


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