Joshua Pim

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Joshua Pim (born May 20, 1869 in Bray, Wicklow – died April 15, 1942 in Killiney, Dublin) was a tennis player from Ireland. He won the Wimbledon men's singles title two years in a row, in 1893 and 1894. His opponent in the final in both years was Wilfred Baddeley, from the UK. Pim reached the finals of Wimbledon in 1891 and 1892, but lost to Baddeley both times.

[edit] Grand Slam singles finals

[edit] Wins (2)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1893 Wimbledon Championships Flag of the United Kingdom Wilfred Baddeley 3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1894 Wimbledon Championships Flag of the United Kingdom Wilfred Baddeley 10–8, 6–2, 8–6

[edit] Runner-ups (2)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1891 Wimbledon Championships Flag of the United Kingdom Wilfred Baddeley 6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 6–0
1892 Wimbledon Championships Flag of the United Kingdom Wilfred Baddeley 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
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Pre Open Era Wimbledon men's singles champions*

* Pre Open Era · (1877) Spencer Gore · (1878) Frank Hadow · (1879–80) John Hartley · (1881–86) William Renshaw · (1887) Herbert Lawford · (1888) Ernest Renshaw · (1889) William Renshaw · (1890) Willoughby Hamilton · (1891–2) Wilfred Baddeley · (1893–4) Joshua Pim · (1895) Wilfred Baddeley · (1896) Harold Mahony · (1897–00) Reginald Doherty · (1901) Arthur Gore · (1902–6) Lawrence Doherty · (1907) Norman Brookes · (1908–9) Arthur Gore · (1910–13) Tony Wilding · (1914) Norman Brookes · (1915–18) No competition · (1919) Gerald Patterson · (1920–1) Bill Tilden · (1922) Gerald Patterson · (1923) Bill Johnston · (1924) Jean Borotra · (1925) René Lacoste · (1926) Jean Borotra · (1927) Henri Cochet · (1928) René Lacoste · (1929) Henri Cochet · (1930) Bill Tilden · (1931) Sidney Wood · (1932) Ellsworth Vines · (1933) Jack Crawford · (1934–6) Fred Perry · (1937–8) Don Budge · (1939) Bobby Riggs · (1940–5) No competition · (1946) Yvon Petra · (1947) Jack Kramer · (1948) Bob Falkenburg · (1949) Ted Schroeder · (1950) Budge Patty · (1951) Dick Savitt · (1952) Frank Sedgman · (1953) Vic Seixas · (1954) Jaroslav Drobný · (1955) Tony Trabert · (1956–7) Lew Hoad · (1958) Ashley Cooper · (1959) Alex Olmedo · (1960) Neale Fraser · (1961–2) Rod Laver · (1963) Chuck McKinley · (1964–5) Roy Emerson · (1966) Manuel Santana · (1967) John Newcombe
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