Rice Gemmell

Rice Thomas Hopkins Gemmell (1896–1972) was an Australian tennis player.

Born in Caulfield, Victoria, by 1916 he was living in Claremont, Western Australia and was enlisted in World War I as a bombardier.^[2] Gemmell is best known for winning the 1921 Australasian Championships men's singles title, held at Perth, where he beat Alf Hedeman in the final.^[3] In the same year, he also won the men's doubles title, partnering Stanley Eaton. Gemmell was Western Australia's top player during the 1920s. In 1924 Gemmell opened a store which sold sports equipment with fellow player Keith McDougall.^[4] Gemmell turned professional in 1927. In 1932 he became a gold miner and in 1940 he survived a car crash in which the driver of the car died.^[1] He died in 1972 and is interred in Tewantin, Queensland.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1)

Winner (1)

Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
1921	Australasian Championships	Grass	Alf Hedeman	7–5, 6–1, 6–4

Doubles (1)

Winner (1)

Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
1921	Australasian Championships	Grass	Stanley Eaton	N. Brearley Edward Stokes	7–5, 6–3, 6–3

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