Ronald Thomas (tennis)
Full name | Ronald Victor Thomas |
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Country | Australia |
Born |
7 August 1888 Hammond, South Australia |
Died |
30 December 1936 (aged 48) Adelaide |
Singles | |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | F (1920) |
Wimbledon | QF (1919) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1919, 1920) |
Wimbledon | W (1919) |
Mixed Doubles | |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | SF (1919) |
Ronald Victor Thomas (7 August 1888 – 30 December 1936) was an Australian tennis player.[1]
Thomas won two doubles titles at the Australasian Championships, the future Australian Open, in 1919 and 1920, and one doubles title at The Championships, Wimbledon, in 1919. Thomas also finished singles runner-up to Pat O'Hara Wood at the Australasian Championships in 1920.[2][3]
Grand Slam finals
Singles
Runner-up (1)
Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
1920 | Australasian Championships | Grass | Pat O'Hara Wood | 6–3, 4–6, 6–8, 6–1, 6–3 |
Doubles
Winner (3)
Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
1919 | Australasian Championships | Grass | Pat O'Hara Wood | James Anderson Arthur Lowe | 7–5, 6–1, 7–9, 3–6, 6–3 |
1919 | The Championships, Wimbledon | Grass | Pat O'Hara Wood | Rodney Heath Randolph Lycett | 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
1920 | Australasian Championships | Grass | Pat O'Hara Wood | Horace Rice Ray Taylor | 6–1, 6–0, 7–5 |
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References
- ↑ Ronald Thomas' profile at Sports Reference.com
- ↑ "1920 Australasian Championships draw". grandslamtennis.freeukisp.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
- ↑ "History of the Australian Open – the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific". australianopen.com. Retrieved 2009-06-28.