Albert Curtis (tennis)
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 January 1875 Adelong, New South Wales |
| Died | 12 September 1933 (aged 58) Melbourne, Victoria |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1905) |
Albert Curtis (1875 – 12 September 1933) was an Australian tennis player before World War I and medical practitioner in the area of Mental Health.[1] He was born in Adelong, New South Wales, and attended Newington College (1889–1892) where as a boarding student he was a noted sportsman.[2] In 1896 he went up to the University of Sydney to study Medicine and with David Edwards won the Queensland Doubles Championship.[3] In 1897 he was part of the University A Team in Tennis that included fellow Old Newingtonians David Edwards and Percy Colquhoun. In that year he won the NSW Championship.[4] He finished runner-up to Rodney Heath in the singles final of the inaugural Australasian Championships, the future Australian Open, in 1905.[5]
References
- ^ "LAWN TENNIS. The Late Dr. A. C. Curtis". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). NSW: National Library of Australia. 15 September 1933. p. 15. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 46
- ^ "Lawn Tennis Tournament". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser (Qld. : 1861 - 1908). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 1 September 1896. p. 4. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "Mr. A. Curtis (the Lawn Tennis Champion)". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912). NSW: National Library of Australia. 31 July 1897. p. 233. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "History of the Australian Open – the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific". australianopen.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
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