George Butterworth (tennis)

George Butterworth
Full nameGeorge Montague Butterworth
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born12 May 1858 [1]
Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Died12 December 1941 (1941-12-13) (aged 83)
Dorking, Surrey
Turned pro1880 (amateur tour)
Retired1896
Singles
Career record29–12[2]
Career titles5[2]
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonSF (1880)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQF (1884)

George Butterworth (1858–1941) was a British tennis player and sportsman active during the late 19th century. He was a semi finalist at the 1880 Wimbledon Championships losing to Herbert Lawford.[3] Between 1880 and 1896 he won 5 career titles.

  1. ^ "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Players:Butterworth, George". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 28 May 2023.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Wimbledon player archive – G.M. Butterworth". AELTC.