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.
| Full name | Hugh Laurence Doherty | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) | United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 1875 Wimbledon, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 August 1919 (aged 43) Broadstairs, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1893 (amateur) | |||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1910 | |||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1980 (member page) | |||||||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 293–38 (88.5%) | |||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (1898, ITHF) | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906) | |||||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (1903) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905) | |||||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (1902, 1903) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Davis Cup | W (1903, 1904, 1905, 1906) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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