Algernon Kingscote

Algernon Kingscote
Kingscote in 1914
Full nameAlgernon Robert Fitzhardinge Kingscote
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born3 December 1888
Bangalore, India
Died21 December 1964(1964-12-21) (aged 76)
Woking, Surrey, Great Britain
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record93–23
Career titles13[1]
Highest rankingNo. 3 (1920A. Wallis Myers)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (1919)
WimbledonF (1919(AC))
French Open Senior1R (1930)
Other tournaments
WHCCQF (1914)
Olympic Games4R (1924)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1919)[3]
WimbledonF (1920)
Other doubles tournaments
WHCCF (1914)
Olympic Games1R (1924)

Algernon Robert Fitzhardinge "Algy" Kingscote MC (3 December 1888 – 21 December 1964) was a British tennis player, who won the Men's Singles event at the Australasian Championships in 1919.[4] Kingscote also competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.[5][6] He was born in Bangalore, India, in 1888.[4]

  1. ^ Nieuwland, Alex. "Player – Algernon Robert Fitzhardinge (Algie) Kingscote". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Archives. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. ^ United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 422.
  3. ^ "Tennis Championships" (PDF). The Argus (22, 930). Melbourne: Argus Office: 7. 29 January 1920. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference headington was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Algernon Robert Fitzhardinge Kingscote Archived 24 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine, British Olympic Association.
  6. ^ "Algernon Kingscote". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 November 2021.