Algernon Kingscote
Algernon Robert Fitzhardinge "Algy" Kingscote MC (3 December 1888 – 21 December 1964) was a British tennis player, who won the Men's Singles event at the Australasian Championships in 1919. Kingscote also competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. He was born in Bangalore, India, in 1888.
Kingscote in 1914 | |
| Full name | Algernon Robert Fitzhardinge Kingscote |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
| Born | 3 December 1888 Bangalore, India |
| Died | 21 December 1964 (aged 76) Woking, Surrey, Great Britain |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 93–23 (80.2%) |
| Career titles | 13 |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (1920, A. Wallis Myers) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1919) |
| Wimbledon | F (1919(AC)) |
| French Open Senior | 1R (1930) |
| Other tournaments | |
| WHCC | QF (1914) |
| Olympic Games | 4R (1924) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1919) |
| Wimbledon | F (1920) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| WHCC | F (1914) |
| Olympic Games | 1R (1924) |
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