| Full name | Anthony John Mottram |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | 
United Kingdom |
| Born | 8 June 1920 Coventry, England |
| Died | 6 October 2016 (aged 96) |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 4R ( 1947, 1948) |
| Wimbledon | QF ( 1948) |
| US Open | 3R ( 1951) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | F ( 1947) [1] |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF ( 1946, 1948, 1949) [1] |
Anthony John Mottram (8 June 1920 – 6 October 2016) was a British tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s. [2] Mottram reached the quarterfinal of the 1948 Wimbledon Championships in which he lost to Gardnar Mulloy. [1] In the doubles event he reached the final of the 1947 Wimbledon Championships with Bill Sidwell in which they were defeated by the first-seeded team of Jack Kramer and Bob Falkenburg. [1] He reached the French Open's fourth round in both 1947 and 1948, and the third round of the 1951 US Open. [3]
Mottram was born in Coventry, then Warwickshire (now West Midlands), England. [2] He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 14 June 1955. [4] The All England Lawn Tennis Club elected him an Honorary Member in 1957. [3] Mottram died on 6 October 2016 at the age of 96. [3]
In 1949 he married Joy Gannon who was also a tennis player, as were their children Buster Mottram and Linda Mottram. [5] [6] In 1957 he published a book with his wife titled Modern Lawn Tennis. [7]
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1947 | Wimbledon | Grass |
Bill Sidwell |
Bob Falkenburg
Jack Kramer |
6–8, 3–6, 3–6 |
- — (1971). Play Better Tennis. S.Paul [sic]. ISBN 978-0091072018.
- — (1975). Tackle Tennis. Hutchinson. ISBN 978-0091247607.
- — (1980). Skills and Tactics of Tennis. Arco. ISBN 978-0668048422.
- ^ a b c d "Wimbledon players archive – Tony Mottram". AELTC.
- ^ a b "Player profile - Tony MOTTRAM (GBR)". Davis Cup. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "Obituary: Tony Mottram". International Tennis Federation. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Tony Mottram". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "Tony Mottram reached Wimbledon doubles final with Australian Bill Sidwell". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 October 2016.
- ^ Alan Jewell (25 November 2015). "Davis Cup final: Buster Mottram & story of Britain's 1978 campaign". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Catalogue". National Library of Australia.
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| Full name | Anthony John Mottram |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |
United Kingdom |
| Born | 8 June 1920 Coventry, England |
| Died | 6 October 2016 (aged 96) |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 4R ( 1947, 1948) |
| Wimbledon | QF ( 1948) |
| US Open | 3R ( 1951) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | F ( 1947) [1] |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF ( 1946, 1948, 1949) [1] |
Anthony John Mottram (8 June 1920 – 6 October 2016) was a British tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s. [2] Mottram reached the quarterfinal of the 1948 Wimbledon Championships in which he lost to Gardnar Mulloy. [1] In the doubles event he reached the final of the 1947 Wimbledon Championships with Bill Sidwell in which they were defeated by the first-seeded team of Jack Kramer and Bob Falkenburg. [1] He reached the French Open's fourth round in both 1947 and 1948, and the third round of the 1951 US Open. [3]
Mottram was born in Coventry, then Warwickshire (now West Midlands), England. [2] He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 14 June 1955. [4] The All England Lawn Tennis Club elected him an Honorary Member in 1957. [3] Mottram died on 6 October 2016 at the age of 96. [3]
In 1949 he married Joy Gannon who was also a tennis player, as were their children Buster Mottram and Linda Mottram. [5] [6] In 1957 he published a book with his wife titled Modern Lawn Tennis. [7]
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1947 | Wimbledon | Grass |
Bill Sidwell |
Bob Falkenburg
Jack Kramer |
6–8, 3–6, 3–6 |
- — (1971). Play Better Tennis. S.Paul [sic]. ISBN 978-0091072018.
- — (1975). Tackle Tennis. Hutchinson. ISBN 978-0091247607.
- — (1980). Skills and Tactics of Tennis. Arco. ISBN 978-0668048422.
- ^ a b c d "Wimbledon players archive – Tony Mottram". AELTC.
- ^ a b "Player profile - Tony MOTTRAM (GBR)". Davis Cup. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "Obituary: Tony Mottram". International Tennis Federation. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Tony Mottram". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "Tony Mottram reached Wimbledon doubles final with Australian Bill Sidwell". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 October 2016.
- ^ Alan Jewell (25 November 2015). "Davis Cup final: Buster Mottram & story of Britain's 1978 campaign". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Catalogue". National Library of Australia.
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