Laurence Doherty

Laurence Doherty
Full nameHugh Laurence Doherty
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born(1875-10-08)8 October 1875
Wimbledon, England
Died21 August 1919(1919-08-21) (aged 43)
Broadstairs, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1893 (amateur)
Retired1910
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF1980 (member page)
Singles
Career record293–38 (88.5%)[1]
Career titles51[1]
Highest rankingNo. 1 (1898, ITHF)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonW (1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906)
US OpenW (1903)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonW (1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905)
US OpenW (1902, 1903)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (1903, 1904, 1905, 1906)
Medal record
Olympic Games – Tennis
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris Singles
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris Doubles
Representing a Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1900 Paris Mixed doubles
Laurence Doherty

Hugh Laurence Doherty (8 October 1875 – 21 August 1919) was a British tennis player and the younger brother of tennis player Reginald Doherty. He was a six-time Grand Slam champion and a double Olympic Gold medalist at the 1900 Summer Olympics in singles and doubles (also winning a Bronze in mixed doubles). In 1903 he became the first non-American player to win the U.S. National Championships.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Laurence Doherty: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SAL. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Hall of Famers – Laurence Doherty". International Tennis Hall of Fame.
  3. ^ "Laurence Doherty". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 December 2020.