Full name | Archibald A.Thomson |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | 21 July 1856 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland |
Died | 11 November 1911 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland |
Turned pro | 1880 (amateur) |
Retired | 1894 |
Singles | |
Career record | 80–33 |
Career titles | 10 |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R ( 1885) |
Archibald A.Thomson [1] (16 April 1860 – 10 September 1925) was a Scottish tennis player who competed at the Wimbledon Championships 1885 and 1890. [2] He was also known as Lobby Thompson amongst other tennis players of the time, [3] He was a two time finalist at the Scottish Championships in 1885 and 1886. [4] and a semi finalist at the Northern Championships in 1887. He was active from 1880 to 1894 and won 10 career singles titles. [4]
Archibald A.Thomson was born in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland on 21 July 1856. [4] He attended the University of Edinburgh.
He played and won his first tournament at the Dirleton Castle LTC Tournament in 1880. [4] He won his first title at the Bridge of Allan Open in Bridge of Allan in 1884. [4] He competed in the men's singles events at the Wimbledon Championships in 1885 where he lost in the second round to the American player James Dwight. [5] At the 1890 championships he lost the first round to Herbert Lawford. [6]
His main career singles title successes came at the South of Scotland Championships at Moffat which he won two times consecutivley (1885–1886), [4] and the Whitehouse Open two times consecutivley (1889–1890), [4] He also won the singles title at the Broughty Ferry Open (1886), [4] the Edinburgh International Exhibition Tournament (1886), [4] the Inverkip Rovers Closed Championships (1887) and the Inverkip Rovers Open also in 1887. [4]
In addition he was a losing finalist at the West of Scotland Championships (1882), [4] and the Windyknowe Open (1883), [4] and the West of Scotland Championships (1894). [4]Archibald played his final singles event at the Scottish Border Championships in 1894. [4]
Full name | Archibald A.Thomson |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | 21 July 1856 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland |
Died | 11 November 1911 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland |
Turned pro | 1880 (amateur) |
Retired | 1894 |
Singles | |
Career record | 80–33 |
Career titles | 10 |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R ( 1885) |
Archibald A.Thomson [1] (16 April 1860 – 10 September 1925) was a Scottish tennis player who competed at the Wimbledon Championships 1885 and 1890. [2] He was also known as Lobby Thompson amongst other tennis players of the time, [3] He was a two time finalist at the Scottish Championships in 1885 and 1886. [4] and a semi finalist at the Northern Championships in 1887. He was active from 1880 to 1894 and won 10 career singles titles. [4]
Archibald A.Thomson was born in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland on 21 July 1856. [4] He attended the University of Edinburgh.
He played and won his first tournament at the Dirleton Castle LTC Tournament in 1880. [4] He won his first title at the Bridge of Allan Open in Bridge of Allan in 1884. [4] He competed in the men's singles events at the Wimbledon Championships in 1885 where he lost in the second round to the American player James Dwight. [5] At the 1890 championships he lost the first round to Herbert Lawford. [6]
His main career singles title successes came at the South of Scotland Championships at Moffat which he won two times consecutivley (1885–1886), [4] and the Whitehouse Open two times consecutivley (1889–1890), [4] He also won the singles title at the Broughty Ferry Open (1886), [4] the Edinburgh International Exhibition Tournament (1886), [4] the Inverkip Rovers Closed Championships (1887) and the Inverkip Rovers Open also in 1887. [4]
In addition he was a losing finalist at the West of Scotland Championships (1882), [4] and the Windyknowe Open (1883), [4] and the West of Scotland Championships (1894). [4]Archibald played his final singles event at the Scottish Border Championships in 1894. [4]