Country (sports) | GBR |
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Born | 25 August 1858 Aitken's Gap Victoria, Australia |
Died | 17 July 1934 (age 78)
[1] Bath, Somersetshire, England |
Turned pro | 1884 (amateur tour) |
Retired | 1891 |
Singles | |
Career record | 150–59 (71.8%) [2] |
Career titles | 16 [2] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R ( 1889) |
James Baldwin (25 August 1858 – 21 July 1934), [3] was British tennis player who competed at the Wimbledon Championships between 1889 and 1890. [4] He was active from 1884 to 1891 and won 16 career singles titles. [2]
Jamest was born Aitken's Gap Victoria, Australia on 25 August 1858. [1] He played and won his first tournament at the Hayesland LTC Championship in Bath in 1884. [2] He won the Tenby Open two times (1885–1886). He played and won his final singles title and tournament at the Burton-on-Trent Open in 1891. [2]
James Baldwin married Adelaide Dunbar Yescombe, the daughter of the late Reverend Morris Yescombe and Mrs Yescombe [née Mary Jane Crosbie] in 1880 they had two sons and one daughter. [1]
Country (sports) | GBR |
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Born | 25 August 1858 Aitken's Gap Victoria, Australia |
Died | 17 July 1934 (age 78)
[1] Bath, Somersetshire, England |
Turned pro | 1884 (amateur tour) |
Retired | 1891 |
Singles | |
Career record | 150–59 (71.8%) [2] |
Career titles | 16 [2] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R ( 1889) |
James Baldwin (25 August 1858 – 21 July 1934), [3] was British tennis player who competed at the Wimbledon Championships between 1889 and 1890. [4] He was active from 1884 to 1891 and won 16 career singles titles. [2]
Jamest was born Aitken's Gap Victoria, Australia on 25 August 1858. [1] He played and won his first tournament at the Hayesland LTC Championship in Bath in 1884. [2] He won the Tenby Open two times (1885–1886). He played and won his final singles title and tournament at the Burton-on-Trent Open in 1891. [2]
James Baldwin married Adelaide Dunbar Yescombe, the daughter of the late Reverend Morris Yescombe and Mrs Yescombe [née Mary Jane Crosbie] in 1880 they had two sons and one daughter. [1]