Willoughby Hamilton

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Willoughby Hamilton (born as James Willoughby "Willoby" Hamilton on December 9, 1864 in Monasterevin – died on September 27, 1943 in Dublin) was an Irish male tennis player. He won the Wimbledon Championships in 1890.

[edit] Grand Slam singles finals

[edit] Wins (1)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1890WimbledonImage:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Renshaw 6-8, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
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Pre Open Era Wimbledon men's singles champions*

* Pre Open Era | (1877) Spencer Gore | (1878) Frank Hadow | (1879–80) John Hartley | (1881–86) William Renshaw | (1887) Herbert Lawford | (1888) Ernest Renshaw | (1889) William Renshaw | (1890) Willoughby Hamilton | (1891–2) Wilfred Baddeley | (1893–4) Joshua Pim | (1895) Wilfred Baddeley | (1896) Harold Mahony | (1897–00) Reginald Doherty | (1901) Arthur Gore | (1902–6) Lawrence Doherty | (1907) Norman Brookes | (1908–9) Arthur Gore | (1910–13) Tony Wilding | (1914) Norman Brookes | (1915–18) No competition | (1919) Gerald Patterson | (1920–1) Bill Tilden | (1922) Gerald Patterson | (1923) Bill Johnston | (1924) Jean Borotra | (1925) René Lacoste | (1926) Jean Borotra | (1927) Henri Cochet | (1928) René Lacoste | (1929) Henri Cochet | (1930) Bill Tilden | (1931) Sidney Wood | (1932) Ellsworth Vines | (1933) Jack Crawford | (1934–6) Fred Perry | (1937–8) Don Budge | (1939) Bobby Riggs | (1940–5) No competition | (1946) Yvon Petra | (1947) Jack Kramer | (1948) Bob Falkenburg | (1949) Ted Schroeder | (1950) Budge Patty | (1951) Dick Savitt | (1952) Frank Sedgman | (1953) Vic Seixas | (1954) Jaroslav Drobný | (1955) Tony Trabert | (1956–7) Lew Hoad | (1958) Ashley Cooper | (1959) Alex Olmedo | (1960) Neale Fraser | (1961–2) Rod Laver | (1963) Chuck McKinley | (1964–5) Roy Emerson | (1966) Manuel Santana | (1967) John Newcombe

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