Raymond Tuckey

Charles Raymond Davys Tuckey (15 June 1910 – 15 October 2005) was an English tennis player.

Raymond Tuckey
Full nameCharles Raymond Davys Tuckey
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born(1910-06-15)15 June 1910
Godalming, England
Died15 October 2005(2005-10-15) (aged 95)
Banbury, England
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open4R (1937)
Wimbledon3R (1932, 1936)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (1934)
French OpenF (1936)
WimbledonW (1936)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
WimbledonQF (1937)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (1935, 1936)

Raymond Tuckey and Pat Hughes won the doubles in Wimbledon in 1936, defeating Charles Hare and Frank Wilde in five sets. In 1937 he again reached the men's doubles finals at Wimbledon but this time lost with Pat Hughes against American team of Don Budge and Gene Mako in four sets. He was part of the winning British Davis Cup team in 1935 (against the US) and 1936 (against Australia) and of the 1937 team that lost the final to the US.[1]

His mother, Agnes Tuckey, was, with Hope Crisp, the first winner of the Wimbledon mixed doubles in 1913. Agnes, when in her fifties, partnered Raymond in the mixed doubles in 1931 and 1932, the only instance of a parent and child teaming up at the championships. His sister, Kay Tuckey, was also a tennis player.[2][3]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1936French ChampionshipsClay Pat Hughes Jean Borotra
Marcel Bernard		2–6, 6–3, 7–9, 1–6
Win1936WimbledonGrass Pat Hughes Charles Hare
Frank Wilde		6–4, 3–6, 7–9, 6–1, 6–4
Loss1937WimbledonGrass Pat Hughes Don Budge
Gene Mako		0–6, 4–6, 8–6, 1–6

References
  1. "Davis Cup - Raymond Tuckey Player Profile". ITF. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  2. John Henderson (27 June 2004). "'It was a sport in my day'". The Guardian.
  3. "Raymond Tuckey". The Telegraph. 29 October 2005.


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