Full name | George Whiteside Hillyard | |||||||||||
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Country (sports) | Great Britain | |||||||||||
Born | Hanwell, UK | 6 February 1864|||||||||||
Died | 24 March 1943 Pulborough, UK | (aged 79)|||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 335–111 (75.1%)[1] | |||||||||||
Career titles | 20[1] | |||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (1889, 1897, 1901) | |||||||||||
Other tournaments | ||||||||||||
Olympic Games | 2R (1908) | |||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
Wimbledon | F (1889, 1890) | |||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||
Olympic Games | W (1908) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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George Whiteside Hillyard (6 February 1864 – 24 March 1943) was a male tennis player from the United Kingdom.[2] Under his supervision as secretary of the All England Club from 1907 to 1925, the Wimbledon Championships moved to its current site at Church Road. Hillyard also excelled at cricket and golf.[3]