Richard Richardson (tennis)

Richard Richardson
Full name Richard Taswell Richardson
Country (sports)  United Kingdom
Born 9 August 1852 [1]
Broughton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Died 16 May 1930 (1930-05-17) (aged 77) [2] (aged 77)
Capenhurst, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Turned pro 1880 (amateur tour)
Retired 1884
Singles
Career titles 4
Highest ranking 3 (1881, Karoly Mazak)[3]
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon F (1881, 1882)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1884)

Richard Taswell Richardson (1852–1930) was a British tennis player in the early years of Wimbledon and former World No 3.[4]

Personal

Richardson was son of Reverend Richard Richardson. He got a law degree from Oxford University. In 1879 he was called to the bar of the Inner Temple as a lawyer. He was a Justice of the Peace.[5]

Tennis career

Richardson's tennis career was brief but successful. He won the Northern Tennis tournament in Manchester in 1880, 1881 and 1882 (beating Ernest Renshaw in 1882).[6] At Wimbledon 1880, Richardson lost to Herbert Lawford in five sets in round three. In May 1881 he was defeated by Herbert Lawford again in the final of the Irish Championships in Dublin (at the time considered as prestigious a title to win as Wimbledon) .[7] In June 1881 he was a finalist at the Waterloo Lawn tennis tournament in Liverpool. In July 1881 he beat Ernest Renshaw before losing to William Renshaw in the All comer's final at Wimbledon.[8] At Wimbledon 1882 Richardson beat Otway Woodhouse before losing to Ernest Renshaw in the All comer's final.[9] At Wimbledon 1883 he lost his first match to Charles Grinstead and didn't play the tournament again. Richardson was also a fine cricketer. He played 5 matches for the MCC from 1876-1877.[10] He played his last career tournament at Waterloo in June 1884 losing to Donald Stewart in four sets in the semi finals.[11]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (2 runners-up)

Outcome Year Championship Opponent in final Score in final
Runner-up1881Wimbledon ChampionshipsUnited Kingdom William Renshaw4–6, 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up1882Wimbledon ChampionshipsUnited Kingdom Ernest Renshaw5–7, 3–6, 6–2, 3–6

Singles titles and finals

Note: (L) denotes Liverpool as location (M) Manchester tournament alternated till 1929

Legend (3-4)
Winner
Runner up
No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1. 10 May 1880 [12] Northern Lawn Tennis Championships (M) Grass United Kingdom Walter Edwin Fairlie 6-0, 6-3, 6-0
2. 23 May 1881 [12] Irish Championships Grass Scotland Herbert Lawford 7-5, 5-7, 6-3, 4-6, 7-9
3. 13 June 1881 [12] Waterloo Lawn Tennis Championships Grass England N. C. Jones 6-0, 6-0
4. 20 June 1881 [12] Northern Lawn Tennis Championships (M) Grass United Kingdom John Comber 6-1, 6-1, 6-0
5. 4 July 1881 [12] Wimbledon Championships Grass United Kingdom William Renshaw 4-6, 2-6, 2-6
6. 5 May 1882 [12] Northern Lawn Tennis Championships (L) Grass United Kingdom Ernest Renshaw 6-1, 3-6, 5-7, 6-4, 11-9
7. 10 July 1882 [12] Wimbledon Championships Grass United Kingdom Ernest Renshaw 5-7, 3-6, 6-2, 3-6

References

  1. ↑ "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk.
  2. ↑ "Wills and Estates: 8830" (PDF). London Gazette. H.M. Government UK. 12 December 1930. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Mazak, Karoly (2017). The Concise History of Tennis. Independently published. p. 9. ISBN 9781549746475.
  4. ↑ Mazak, Karoly (2017). The Concise History of Tennis. Independently published. p. 10. ISBN 9781549746475.
  5. ↑ Zhulin, Denis Larionov & Alexander. "Read the eBook The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland .. (Volume ed.59, yr.1919) by Edward Walford online for free (page 305 of 415)". www.ebooksread.com.
  6. ↑ Archives, Tennis. "Richard Taswell Richardson". www.tennisarchives.com.
  7. ↑ Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. p. 198. ISBN 9781598843002.
  8. ↑ "Wimbledon 1881". tennis.co.nf.
  9. ↑ "Wimbledon 1882". tennis.co.nf.
  10. ↑ "Richard Richardson". Cricinfo.
  11. ↑ "Richard Taswell Richardson: 1884 tournament activity". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Richard Taswell Richardson". archive.is. Tennis Archives, 14 February 2016. February 14, 2016. Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2017.

Sources

  • Mazak, Karoly (2017). The Concise History of Tennis. Independently published. ISBN 9781549746475.
  • Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598843002.


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