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Harry Grove

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Harry Grove
Full nameHenry Grove
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born7 May 1862 (1862-05-07) [1]
Lambeth, London, United Kingdom
Died7 February 1896 (1896-02-08) (aged 33) [2]
London, United Kingdom
Turned pro1881 (amateur tour)
Retired1896 (due to death)
Singles
Career record110/78 (58.5%) [3]
Career titles10 [3]
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonSF (1887)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQF (1884, 1885, 1888, 1893)

Harry Grove (7 May 1862 – 7 February 1896) was a British tennis player in the early years of tennis.

Career

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Grove first entered the Wimbledon men's singles in 1881, when he lost in round one. Grove reached the semis in 1887, beating Herbert Wilberforce and Herbert Bowes-Lyon before losing to Herbert Lawford in four sets. In June 1886 he won the prestigious Northern Championships,[4][5] defeating the American player James Dwight in 3 sets and again in 1887.[6][7] In May 1887 he won the Scottish Championships defeating Patrick Bowes-Lyon in five sets. In 1888 he reached the final of the Scottish Championships for the second successive year where his opponent was Bowes-Lyon. At two sets all and one three down Grove retired. In 1891 at Wimbledon he overcame Ernest Meers before losing to Ernest Renshaw in the quarterfinals.[8] He last entered Wimbledon in 1893, when he lost in the opening round. Grove died aged 33 in 1896.

References

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  1. ^ "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. ^ "FreeBMD District Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Harry Grove: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. ^ Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. p. 198. ISBN 9781598843002.
  5. ^ Gillmeister, Heiner (1998). Tennis:Cultural History. London: A&C Black. p. 199. ISBN 9780718501952.
  6. ^ Edition – Northern Lawn Tennis Association Tournament 1886". www.tennisarchives.com. Harlingen, Netherlands: Idzznew BV.
  7. ^ Nieuwland, Alex. "Edition – Northern Lawn Tennis Association Tournament 1887: Northern Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  8. ^ "The Championships 1891 – Gentlemen's Singles" (PDF). Wimbledon. AELTC.