Harry Grove

Harry Grove
Full name Henry Grove
Country (sports)  United Kingdom
Born 7 May 1862 [1]
Lambeth, London, United Kingdom
Died 7 February 1896 (1896-02-08) (aged 33) [2]
London, United Kingdom
Turned pro 1881 (amateur tour)
Retired 1896 (due to death)
Singles
Career record 110/78 (58.5%) [3]
Career titles 10 [3]
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon SF (1887)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon QF (1884, 1885, 1888, 1893)

Harry Grove (1862–1896) was a British tennis player in the early years of tennis.

Grove first entered the Wimbledon men's singles in 1881, when he lost in round one. Grove reached the semis in 1887, beating Herbert Wilberforce and Herbert Bowes-Lyon before losing to Herbert Lawford in four sets. In May 1887 he won the Scottish Championships defeating Patrick Bowes-Lyon in five sets. In 1888 he reached the final of the Scottish Championships for the second successive year where his opponent was Bowes-Lyon. At two sets all and one three down Grove retired. In 1891 at Wimbledon he overcame Ernest Meers before losing to Ernest Renshaw in the quarter finals.[4]. He last entered Wimbledon in 1893, when he lost in the opening round. Grove died aged just 33 in 1896.

References

  1. ↑ "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ "FreeBMD District Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Harry Grove: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Wimbledon 1891". www.tennis.co.nf.


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