Donald Stewart (tennis)
| Full name | Donald Charles Stewart |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
| Born | 12 December 1859 [1] London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 13 September 1885 (aged 25) [2] Norfolk, United Kingdom |
| Turned pro | 1882 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1885 (due to death) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 51-23 (68.9%) [3] |
| Career titles | 4 [4] |
| Highest ranking | No. 6 (1883, Karoly Mazak)[5] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | F (1883) |
Donald Stewart (1859–1885) was a British tennis player in the early years of Wimbledon who was ranked World No 6 in 1883 and 1884. He won four career singles titles.
Career
He played his first tournament at the Sussex Championships in April 1882 on indoor hard courts where he reached the final.[6] He lost in the first round of Wimbledon 1882 to Richard Richardson. At Wimbledon 1883 Stewart beat Harry Grove, Claude Farrer, Herbert Wilberforce and William Taylor and then lost in the all comer's final to Ernest Renshaw (despite taking the first set 6-0).[7] He won his first title at Cheltenham in June 1883.[6] In June 1884 he won titles at Cheltenham and Waterloo [6] in July at Wimbledon in 1884 he lost in the first round to Ernest Browne. In August 1884 Stewart won the prestigious Northern Championships at Liverpool in 1884 [8] (beating Richard Sears, James Dwight, Ernest Browne and Herbert Wilberforce).[9] In July 1885 Stewart lost an epic five set match to Ernest Renshaw in round one.[10] In August he reached the finals of the Middlesex Championships at Chiswick before losing to Herbert Chipp,[6] He played his last tournament at the Northern Championships in late August as defending champion he lost in the challenge round to challenger James Dwight in straight sets.[6] Sadly a career that had shown such promise was cut tragically short when Stewart died aged just 25 in 1885.
The tennis historian Karoly Mazak ranked Stewart as World No 6 for years 1883 and 1884.[11]
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 runner-up)
All-comers final
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1883 | Wimbledon | Grass | Ernest Renshaw |
6-0, 3-6, 0-6, 2-6 |
References
- ^ "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ "FreeBMD District Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ Garcia, Gabriel. "Donald Stewart: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Garcia, Gabriel. "Donald Stewart: Career tournament results". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Mazak, Karoly (2010). The Concise History of Tennis, p. 11.
- ^ a b c d e Garcia, Gabriel. "Donald Stewart: tournament results". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: TennismemSL. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Wimbledon 1883". www.tennis.co.nf.
- ^ Mazak, Karoly (2017). The Concise History of Tennis. Independently published. p. 12. ISBN 9781549746475.
- ^ Archives, Tennis. "Donald Charles Stewart". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ "Wimbledon 1885". www.tennis.co.nf.
- ^ Mazak, Karoly (2017). The Concise History of Tennis. Independently published. pp. 11–12. ISBN 9781549746475.
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