| Full name | Herbert William Wrangham Wilberforce |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
| Born | 8 February 1864 Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria |
| Died | 28 March 1941 (aged 77)[1] Kensington, London, England |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 14 [2] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | SF (1886) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | W (1887) |
Sir Herbert William Wrangham Wilberforce (8 February 1864 – 28 March 1941) was a British male tennis player and later vice-president of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club from 1911 to 1921 and served as its president from 1921 to 1936.[3]
His biggest singles title success was in 1883 when he won the Northern Championships. In 1887, he and Patrick Bowes-Lyon won the doubles in Wimbledon.
In 1888 they were unable to defend their title when they were beaten in the Challenge Round by Ernest and William Renshaw.[4] His best singles performance at Wimbledon came in 1886 when he reached the semifinal of the All Comers tournament in which he lost in five sets to compatriot Ernest Lewis.[5] He also reached the quarter-finals of the singles in 1882, 1883 and 1888.
Herbert was a brother of physicist Lionel, son of judge Edward, grandson of archdeacon Robert and great-grandson of abolitionist William Wilberforce.[citation needed]
He later served as president and chairman of the All England Lawn Tennis Club. He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1931 New Year Honours.[6]
- ^ "H. W. Wilberforce, Wimbledon Figure". The New York Times. 29 March 1941.
- ^ "Herbert William Wrangham Wilberforce:Stats". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ Little, Alan (2011). Wimbledon Compendium 2011. London: The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. p. 529. ISBN 9781899039364.
- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 435. ISBN 9780942257700.
- ^ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. p. 246. ISBN 0007117078.
- ^ "No. 33675". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1930. p. 2.