1. Reginald Doherty was a four-time Wimbledon singles champion and a triple Olympic Gold medalist in doubles and mixed doubles.
16 Facts About Reginald Doherty
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Reginald Doherty was born on 14 October 1872 at Beulah Villa in Wimbledon, the oldest son of William Reginald Doherty, a printer, and his wife Catherine Ann Davis.
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Reginald Doherty began tennis early in life and as a boy at Westminster School showed great promise.
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Reginald Doherty was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he played for the Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club.
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Reginald Doherty played in his first Wimbledon Championships in 1894 and lost in the first round to Clement Cazalet in four sets.
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In 1897 Reginald Doherty won his first singles Wimbledon title after beating reigning champion Harold Mahony in three straight sets.
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Reginald Doherty successfully defended his title for the next three years.
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Reginald Doherty was a runner-up at the US Championships in 1902 where he was beaten by the defending American champion William Larned in four sets.
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Reginald Doherty represented the British Isles in the prestigious Davis Cup contest from 1902 to 1906.
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Reginald Doherty won the Davis Cup trophy a further three times although in these years he only competed, and won, in the doubles matches.
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Reginald Doherty won the doubles title at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris with his brother.
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Reginald Doherty competed in the singles tournament and reached the semifinal, where he was scheduled to play against his brother.
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Reginald Doherty won the mixed doubles title with five-time Wimbledon champion Charlotte Cooper.
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Reginald Doherty did not compete in the 1904 Olympics in St Louis.
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Reginald Doherty was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1980 together with his brother.
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Reginald Doherty died of heart failure and neurasthenia on 29 December 1910 at age 38 at his home in Kensington, a day after returning from a convalescence stay in a sanatorium in Davos, Switzerland.