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| Full name | Major Josiah George Ritchie | ||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 October 1870 Westminster, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 February 1955 (aged 84) Ashford, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1893 (amateur) | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1933 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 1274–371 (77.4%)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 131[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | F (1902AC, 1903AC, 1904AC, 1909Ch) | ||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| WCCC | SF (1920) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (1908, 1910) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major Josiah George Ritchie (18 October 1870 – 28 February 1955) was a tennis player from Great Britain. Major was his first name, not a military title.[2] He was born in Westminster, educated at Brighton College and died in Ashford.[3]
- ^ a b "Josiah (Major) Ritchie: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ Alexandra Willis (14 December 2011). "Ian Ritchie Bids Farewell". Wimbledon. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013.
- ^ "Major Ritchie". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.