Frank Owen Stoker ( born May 29, 1867 , Dublin , Ireland - January 8, 1939 , Dublin ) is an Irish tennis player and rugby player , [1] a two-time winner of the Wimbledon men's doubles tournament. The cousin of the writer Bram Stoker .
| Frank Stoker | |
|---|---|
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| Player gender | |
| Date of Birth | May 29, 1867 |
| Place of Birth | Dublin , Ireland |
| Date of death | January 8, 1939 (71 years old) |
| Place of death | Dublin, Ireland |
| Citizenship | Great Britain |
| Carier start | 1887 |
| Retirement | 1895 |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |
| Wimbledon | 2nd circle (1893) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |
| Wimbledon | victory (1890, 1893) |
General Information
In the doubles category, Frank Stoker won the Wimbledon tournament twice (in 1890 and in 1893 , together with another Irishman Joshua Pim ) [1] and in the finals in 1891 (the English, the twin brothers Wilfred and Herbert Baddeley opposed the Irish,); five times won the Championship of Ireland (1890, 1891, 1893-1895).
In singles, his achievements were much more modest: the second round of the Wimbledon tournament (1893, lost to Wilberforce Ives 5-7, 1-6, 6-1, 9-11)) [2] and two finals at the Championship of Ireland (1891, 1892) . In 1891, he won the tournament in Nottingham (four-set victory over Thomas Chaytor). [2]
For five years ( 1891 - 1896 ) he played for the Irish national team at rugby-15 competitions. Frank Stocker is the only rugby 15 player to win the Wimbledon tournament. [one]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Cotton, Fran (Ed.) (1984) The Book of Rugby Disasters & Bizarre Records (Compiled by Chris Rhys. London. Century Publishing. ISBN 0-7126-0911-3 )
- ↑ 1 2 Tennis Archives
Links
- Ireland's greatest athletes at scrum.com '
- Frank Stocker profile (inaccessible link) on Tennis Archives website
- Frank Stocker profile . espnscrum