Wilfred Baddeley
Country (sports) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
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Born | (1872-01-11)11 January 1872 Bromley, England |
Died | 24 January 1929(1929-01-24) (aged 57) Menton, France |
Turned pro | 1887 (amateur tour) |
Retired | 1903 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Int. Tennis HoF | 2013 (member page) |
Singles | |
Career record | 93–23 (80.1%)[1] |
Career titles | 29[2] |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (1891, ITHF)[3] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | W (1891, 1892, 1895) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | W (1891, 1894, 1895, 1896) |
Wilfred Baddeley (11 January 1872 – 24 January 1929) was a British male tennis player and the elder of the Baddeley twins.
Career
Wilfred, the better-known competitor, made his debut at Wimbledon in 1889 and he went on to win singles title three times in 1891, 1892 and 1895.[4] His 6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 6–0 win over Joshua Pim in 1891 at the age of 19 years and five months made him, until Boris Becker in 1985, the youngest men's singles champion at Wimbledon.[5] He was also runner-up in 1893, 1894 and 1896. With Herbert, he won four doubles championships at Wimbledon in 1891, 1894 – 1896.[4] The twins retired from competitive lawn tennis after the 1897 Wimbledon Championships to pursue their law careers but made a reappearance in the doubles event at Wimbledon in 1904 and 1905. In total he participated in eight Wimbledon singles tournaments and eleven doubles tournaments between 1889 and 1905.[6]
Baddeley was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2013.[3]
Professional life
In February 1895 the brothers qualified in London as solicitors. They joined their uncle and father Thomas and E. P. Baddeley in Leadenhall Street at the family firm, founded by their great-grandfather in 1790. The brothers remained partners in the firm until 1919, when they retired leaving their cousin, Cyril Baddeley, to carry on in the family name.
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runners-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1891 | Wimbledon | Grass | Joshua Pim | 6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
Win | 1892 | Wimbledon | Grass | Joshua Pim | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 1893 | Wimbledon | Grass | Joshua Pim | 6–3, 1–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1894 | Wimbledon | Grass | Joshua Pim | 8–10, 2–6, 6–8 |
Win | 1895 | Wimbledon | Grass | W. V. Eaves | 4–6, 2–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 1896 | Wimbledon | Grass | Harold Mahony | 2–6, 8–6, 7–5, 6–8, 3–6 |
Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1891 | Wimbledon | Grass | Herbert Baddeley | Joshua Pim Frank Stoker | 6–1, 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 1892 | Wimbledon | Gras | Herbert Baddeley | Ernest Lewis Harold Barlow | 6–4, 2–6, 6–8, 4–6 |
Win | 1894 | Wimbledon | Grass | Herbert Baddeley | Harold Barlow Ernest Lewis | 5–7, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 8–6 |
Win | 1895 | Wimbledon | Grass | Herbert Baddeley | Ernest Lewis Herbert Wilberforce | 8–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 1896 | Wimbledon | Grass | Herbert Baddeley | Reginald Doherty Harold Nisbet | 1–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 1897 | Wimbledon | Grass | Herbert Baddeley | Reginald Doherty Laurence Doherty | 4–6, 6–4, 6–8, 4–6 |
References
- ^ "Wilfred Baddeley: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Wilfred Baddeley: Stats". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Hall of Famers – Wilfred Baddeley". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
- ^ a b Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 415, 435. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ "Wimbledon Top 10: Youngest Champions". AELTC.
- ^ "Wimbledon players archive – Wilfred Baddeley". AELTC.
External links
- Wilfred Baddeley at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
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