Cecil Parr | |
Fullname: | Cecil Francis Parr |
Birth Date: | [1] |
Birth Place: | Grappenhall, Cheshire, United Kingdom |
Death Date: | [2] |
Death Place: | Hertfordshire, United Kingdom |
Turnedpro: | 1879 (amateur tour) |
Retired: | 1880 |
Wimbledonresult: | SF (1879) |
Cecil Parr (2 August 1847 – 13 January 1928) was a British tennis player in the early years of Wimbledon. He only entered the Wimbledon singles once (in 1879) and beat George Montgomerie, Hubert Medlycott, Thomas Hoare and Charles Barry before losing in the semi-finals to Reverend John Hartley.[3]