Wilberforce Eaves

Wilberforce Eaves
MBE
Full nameWilberforce Vaughan Eaves
Country (sports)Great Britain
Born(1867-12-10)10 December 1867
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Died10 February 1920(1920-02-10) (aged 52)
London, England
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record341–96 (78.3%)[1]
Career titles39[1]
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonF (1895AC, 1896AC, 1897AC)
US OpenF (1897Ch)
Medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London Singles

Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves MBE (10 December 1867 – 10 February 1920) was an Australian-born tennis player from the United Kingdom.[2] At the 1908 London Olympics he won a bronze medal in the Men's Singles tournament.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Wilberforce Eaves: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennis Base. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Wilberforce Eaves". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Wilberforce Eaves Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2014.