Lawrence Doherty
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| Olympic medalist | |||
 Lawrence Doherty (right) |
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| Medal record | |||
| Men's Tennis | |||
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| Gold | 1900 Paris | Singles | |
| Gold | 1900 Paris | Doubles | |
| Bronze | 1900 Paris | Mixed doubles | |
Hugh Lawrence "Laurie" Doherty (born October 8, 1875 in Wimbledon, London – died August 21, 1919 in Broadstairs, Kent) was a British male tennis player and younger brother of Reggie Doherty.
Laurie ("Little Do") was the shorter, at 5-foot-10, younger, and probably better, of the Doherty brothers who learned to play tennis in their native England and at Wimbledon at the turn of the century.
Lawrence Doherty won Wimbledon 5 consecutive times in the singles and 7 times in the doubles together with his brother. In 1903 he became the first tennis player to win a Grand Slam tournament outside of his native country by beating defending champion Larned at the U.S. Open (6–0, 6–3, 10-8).
He was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1980.
[edit] Grand Slam record
- Wimbledon
- Singles champion: 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906
- Singles runner-up: 1898
- Men's Doubles champion: 1897, 1898, 1898, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905
- Men's Doubles runner-up: 1902, 1906
- U.S. Championships
- Singles champion: 1903
- Men's Doubles champion: 1902, 1903
- Men's Doubles runner-up: 1902, 1906
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