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Also known as Laurie Doherty, Hugh Laurence Doherty

English tennis player (1875-1919)

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It is catalogued under topics including 1875 births, 1919 deaths and 19th-century English sportsmen.

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Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1979-03-12

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Key facts

Full name
Hugh Laurence Doherty
Country sports
United Kingdom
Born
( 1875-10-08 ) 8 October 1875, Wimbledon , England
Died
21 August 1919 (1919-08-21) (aged 43), Broadstairs , England
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro
1893 (amateur)
Plays
Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int tennis hof
1980 ( member page )
Career record
293–38 (88.5%)
Highest ranking
No. 1 (1898 , ITHF )
Wimbledon
W ( 1902 , 1903 , 1904 , 1905 , 1906 )
Us open
W ( 1903 )
Davis cup
W ( 1903 , 1904 , 1905 , 1906 )

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Wikidata facts

Image
Hugh Lawrence Doherty.jpg
Height
1.78
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Commons category
Laurence Doherty
date of birth
1875-10-08
date of death
1919-08-21
singles record
32–5
end of work period
1906-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Early life

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