Walter Chamberlain
| Full name | Walter William Chamberlain |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  GBR |
| Born | March 1862 Aston, Warwickshire, England |
| Died | 26 July 1923 (age 62) Rawdon, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Turned pro | 1881 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1886 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 72–23[1] |
| Career titles | 6[1] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1884) |
Walter William Chamberlain[2] (March 1862 – 26 July 1923) was an English tennis player then later surgeon and general practitioner. He was active from 1881 to 1886 and won 6 career singles titles.[1]
Tennis career
[edit]Walter Chamberlain Walter Chamberlain son of, was born in Aston, Warwickshire, England in March 1862.[3] In 1881 he played his first event at Gloucestershire Lawn Tennis Tournament.[1] He won his first singles title at the Edgbaston Open Tournament in the same year.[1] In 1882 he moved to Edinburgh in Scotland to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh graduating with an MB CM in 1887.[4]
His other career singles highlights include winning the West of Scotland Championships in 1883,[1] Edinburgh University LTC Open in 1884,[1] the Midland Counties Championships in 1884,[1] the Burton-on-Trent Open and the Worcestershire County Cricket Club Open also in 1884.[1] In addition he was a finalist at the Edinburgh International Exhibition Tournament[5] in 1886.[1] He played his final tournament at the Scottish Championships in 1886 where he lost in the quarter finals to Archibald Thomson.[1] Walter Chamberlain died 26 July 1923 age 62 at Rawdon, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.[4]
Work career
[edit]On leaving university in 1887 he was appointed house surgeon at Birmingham General Hospital.[4] The appointed senior surgeon at the Royal Halifax Infirmary.[4] his final appointment was as Chief Medical Officer Health of Rawdon District Council.[4]
Honours
[edit]Chamberlain was personally decorated by King Albert I of Belgium, King of the Belgians for services for Belgian and Allied troops under his care at Rawdon during World War I.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Players: Chamberlain, Walter William". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ Group, British Medical Journal Publishing (18 August 1923). "Dr. Walter William Chamberlain". Br Med J. 2 (3268): 307–307.
{{cite journal}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Br Med J (1923)
- ^ Wilson Smith, George (2015). "Displaying Edinburgh in 1886: The International Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art: PhD Thesis" (PDF). www.era.ed.ac.uk. University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 22 May 2023.