Laurence Doherty
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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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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
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Doherty
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Wimbledon
- Place of death
- Broadstairs
- Sibling
- Reginald Doherty
- Occupation
- tennis player
- Educated at
- Trinity Hall
- Participant in
- tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics – mixed doubles
- Sport
- tennis
- Member of team
- Great Britain Davis Cup team
- Country for sport
- United Kingdom
- 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
- partner in business or sport
- Reginald Doherty
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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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