Peter Aungier
| Country (sports) |  Ireland |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1855 Liverpool, England |
| Died | 11 May 1914 (aged 59) Farnham, Surrey, England |
| Turned pro | 1879 (amateur) |
| Retired | 1884 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 26–9[1] |
| Career titles | 5[1] |
Peter Aungier.[2] (1855 - 11 May 1914) was an Irish lawn tennis player. In three of the major tournaments of the late 19th century, he was a singles quarter finalist at the Northern Championships in 1883, an all-comers finalist at the Irish Championships in 1882, and a finalist at the Princes Club Championships in 1882. He was active from 1879 to 1984 and won 5 career singles titles.[1] He won the Irish Championships men's doubles with Ernest Browne in 1882.
Career
[edit]The person most likely to have been the early Irish lawn tennis player Peter Aungier was born during the first quarter of 1855 in the English port city of Liverpool.[1] He was the ninth of the ten children of Mark Aungier (1806–70) and Margaret Aungier (née Curtis; 1831–71).[1] He was a member of the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin.[3]
His most notable major achievements came in the men's doubles event at the first Irish Championships in Dublin where he, always with an Irish partner, was runner-up in 1879 with Charles David Barry, 1883 with Ernest Browne, the same year he was a finalist in the mixed doubles with then 16 year old Lena Rice.[4]
In 1882, Peter Aungier and Ernest Browne had won the men's doubles title at the Irish Championships, defeating in the final match the notable English twins William Renshaw and Ernest Renshaw.[1] His won first singles title came in 1881 at the County Kildare Closed Tournament,[5] In 1882 he won the open County Kildare Championship,[6] and would go on to win it a further two times in 1883 and 1884.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Players:Aungier, Peter". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ Dillon, Niamh (30 June 2018). "True story of the Tipperary tennis star who was the first Irish women to win at Wimbledon". www.tipperarylive.ie. Dublin, Ireland: Iconic Media. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "NORTHERN LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION". The Guardian. Manchester, England: newspapers.com. 26 June 1883. p. 8. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ Dillon
- ^ "Lawn Tennis in 1881". Routledges Sporting Annual. London: George Routledge and Son. 1882.
- ^ "CO. KILDARE LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT". Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser. Dublin, Ireland: newspapers.com. 29 July 1882. p. 7. Retrieved 6 April 2024.