Full name | Richard Millar Thomson |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | 19 March 1860 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | 1925 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Turned pro | 1882 (amateur) |
Retired | 1907 |
Singles | |
Career record | 116–58 [1] |
Career titles | 8 [1] |
Richard Millar Thomson [2] (19 March 1860 – 1925) was a Scottish tennis player. He won the Scottish Championships in 1894, [3] and was a quarter finalist at the Irish Championships in 1890. He was active from 1882 to 1907 and won 8 career singles titles. [1]
Thomson was born In Edinburgh, Scotland in 1860. [1] He played his first tournament at the South of Scotland Championships in Moffsat in 1882 where he reached the quarter finals. [1] He won his first title at the West Teviotdale Open in Hawick in 1886. [1]
In 1893 at the sixth attempt he reached the challenge round final of the Scottish Championships, but was beaten by defending champion and Englishman Arthur Gore. [4] In 1894 avenged his defeat of the previous years loss when won the Scottish Championships against reigning two time title holder Arthur Gore. [5]
His main career singles title successes came at the South of Scotland Championships [6] which he won two times (1891, 1893), [1] he also won the Inverkip Rovers Open (1888), [1] the Castle Wemyss Cup [1] as the men's event as part of the Castle Wemyss Open (1891), the North of Scotland Championships (1892), [1] and the Whitehouse Open (1894). [1]
In addition he was a losing finalist at the East of Scotland Championships three times (1888 1891–1892), [1] Galashiels Championship (1887), [1] and the West of Scotland Championships (1894). [1] Thomson played his final singles event at the Northumberland Championships in 1907. [1]
Full name | Richard Millar Thomson |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | 19 March 1860 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | 1925 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Turned pro | 1882 (amateur) |
Retired | 1907 |
Singles | |
Career record | 116–58 [1] |
Career titles | 8 [1] |
Richard Millar Thomson [2] (19 March 1860 – 1925) was a Scottish tennis player. He won the Scottish Championships in 1894, [3] and was a quarter finalist at the Irish Championships in 1890. He was active from 1882 to 1907 and won 8 career singles titles. [1]
Thomson was born In Edinburgh, Scotland in 1860. [1] He played his first tournament at the South of Scotland Championships in Moffsat in 1882 where he reached the quarter finals. [1] He won his first title at the West Teviotdale Open in Hawick in 1886. [1]
In 1893 at the sixth attempt he reached the challenge round final of the Scottish Championships, but was beaten by defending champion and Englishman Arthur Gore. [4] In 1894 avenged his defeat of the previous years loss when won the Scottish Championships against reigning two time title holder Arthur Gore. [5]
His main career singles title successes came at the South of Scotland Championships [6] which he won two times (1891, 1893), [1] he also won the Inverkip Rovers Open (1888), [1] the Castle Wemyss Cup [1] as the men's event as part of the Castle Wemyss Open (1891), the North of Scotland Championships (1892), [1] and the Whitehouse Open (1894). [1]
In addition he was a losing finalist at the East of Scotland Championships three times (1888 1891–1892), [1] Galashiels Championship (1887), [1] and the West of Scotland Championships (1894). [1] Thomson played his final singles event at the Northumberland Championships in 1907. [1]