Reginald Doherty

Reginald Doherty
Full nameReginald Frank Doherty
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born(1872-10-14)14 October 1872
Wimbledon, Surrey, England
Died29 December 1910(1910-12-29) (aged 38)
Kensington, London, England
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1891 (amateur)
Retired1910
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF1980 (member page)
Singles
Career record211–96[1]
Career titles36[1]
Highest rankingNo. 1 (1897, ITHF)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonW (1897, 1898, 1899, 1900)
US OpenF (1902Ch)
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 Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1900 Paris Singles

Reginald "Reggie" or "R. F." Frank Doherty (14 October 1872 – 29 December 1910) was a British tennis player and the older brother of tennis player Laurence Doherty. He was known in the tennis world as "R.F." rather than "Reggie".[3] He was a four-time Wimbledon singles champion and a triple Olympic Gold medalist in doubles and mixed doubles.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Players:Doherty, Reginald". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Hall of Famers – Reggie Doherty". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Famous Tennis Player Dead: R.F. Doherty, Once American Champion, Passes Away in London", The New York Times, 30 December 1910
  4. ^ "Reginald Doherty". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 December 2020.