Laurence Doherty

Laurence Doherty

Laurence Doherty (right), with his brother in 1908.
Full name	Hugh Laurence Doherty
Country (sports)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born	(1875-10-08)October 8, 1875 Wimbledon, England
Died	August 21, 1919(1919-08-21) (aged 43) Broadstairs, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	Slam debut in 1896
Retired	1906
Plays	Right-handed (1-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF	1980 (member page)
Singles
Career record	32–5
Highest ranking	No. 1 (1902)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	-
French Open	-
Wimbledon	W (1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906)
US Open	W (1903)
Other tournaments
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	W (1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905)
US Open	W (1902, 1903)
Last updated on: 12 June 2012.

Olympic medal record
Men's tennis
Representing United Kingdom
Olympic Games
	1900 Paris	Singles
	1900 Paris	Doubles
Representing a Mixed team
	1900 Paris	Mixed doubles

Hugh Laurence "Laurie" Doherty (8 October 1875 in Wimbledon, London – 21 August 1919 in Broadstairs, Kent) was a former World No. 1 English tennis player and younger brother of Reggie Doherty. He was an Olympic gold medalist in the sport.

Career

Doherty was the shorter of the two brothers, at 1.78m, who played championship tennis in their native England and at Wimbledon at the turn of the century.

He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he played for the Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club.

Known as "Little Do", Doherty won Wimbledon five consecutive times in singles and eight times in doubles with his brother. In 1903, he became the first tennis player to win a Grand Slam tournament outside of his native country by beating defending champion William Larned at the U.S. Championships 6–0, 6–3, 10–8. He also won Queens indoor six times in a row (1901–1906) and The South of France Championships (Nice) seven times in a row (1900–1906). He gave up tennis for golf in 1906 and distinguished himself in that sport as well.

In World War I, Doherty served in the Anti-Aircraft branch of the Royal Navy Reserves but was released due to ill health.

The brothers were reportedly urged to play tennis by their father, for health reasons. The brothers apparently had respiratory problems.

The brothers co-wrote R.F. and H.L. Doherty on Lawn Tennis (1903).

Laurence Doherty was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1980 together with his brother.

Grand Slam record

• Wimbledon
  • Singles champion: 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906
  • Singles runner-up: 1898
  • Men's Doubles champion: 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905
  • Men's Doubles runner-up: 1902, 1906

• U.S. Championships
  • Singles champion: 1903
  • Men's Doubles champion: 1902, 1903
  • Men's Doubles runner-up: 1902, 1906

Grand Slam record

Singles

Titles (6)

Year	Championship	Opponent	Score
1902	Wimbledon Championships	Arthur Gore	6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–0
1903	Wimbledon Championships	Frank Riseley	7–5, 6–3, 6–0
1903	U.S. National Championships	Bill Larned	6–0, 6–3, 10–8
1904	Wimbledon Championships	Frank Riseley	6–1, 7–5, 8–6
1905	Wimbledon Championships	Norman Brookes	8–6, 6–2, 6–4
1906	Wimbledon Championships	Frank Riseley	6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles

Titles (10)

Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents	Score
1897	Wimbledon Championships	Reginald Doherty	Wilfred Baddeley Herbert Baddeley	6–4, 4–6, 8–6, 6–4
1898	Wimbledon Championships	Reginald Doherty	Harold Nisbet Clarence Hobart	6–4, 6–4, 6–2
1899	Wimbledon Championships	Reginald Doherty	Harold Nisbet Clarence Hobart	7–5, 6–0, 6–2
1900	Wimbledon Championships	Reginald Doherty	Herbert Roper Barrett Harold Nisbet	9–7, 7–5, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3
1901	Wimbledon Championships	Reginald Doherty	Dwight F. Davis Holcombe Ward	4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 9–7
1902	U.S. Championships	Reginald Doherty	Holcombe Ward Dwight F. Davis	11-9, 12-10, 6-4
1903	U.S. Championships	Reginald Doherty	Kreigh Collins L. Harry Waidner	7-5, 6-3, 6-3
1903	Wimbledon Championships	Reginald Doherty	Sidney Smith Frank Riseley	6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1904	Wimbledon Championships	Reginald Doherty	Sidney Smith Frank Riseley	6–1, 6–2, 6–4
1905	Wimbledon Championships	Reginald Doherty	Sidney Smith Frank Riseley	6–2, 6–4, 6–8, 6–3

Runner-ups (2)

Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents	Score
1902	Wimbledon Championships	Reginald Doherty	Sidney Smith Frank Riseley	6-4, 6-8, 3-6, 6-4, 9-11
1906	Wimbledon Championships	Reginald Doherty	Sidney Smith Frank Riseley	6–8, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–3

External links

• Tennis Hall of Fame Profile