Clarence Todd (tennis) explained

Clarence Todd
Fullname:Clarence Vernon Todd
Birth Date:17 May 1892
Birth Place:Trundle, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Death Date:30 March 1973 (aged 80)
Death Place:Southport, Queensland, Australia
Turnedpro:1912 (amateur tour)
Retired:1922
Australianopenresult:SF (1915)
Usopenresult:2R (1921)
Australianopendoublesresult:W (1915)

Clarence Todd (1892–1973) was an Australian tennis player. A farmer by profession, he was born in Trundle, in rural New South Wales, in 1892. Todd was a good volleyer and he always tried to get to the net as soon as he could in rallies. Todd reached the semi-finals of the 1915 Australasian Championships (losing to Horace Rice).[2] He also won the men's doubles with Rice. From 1916-17 Todd served during World War 1 and was badly injured in the leg when advancing against machine gun fire at the battle of Messines.[3] He lost his first match at 1919 Australasian Championships to Allan North. In 1921 Todd lost in round two of the U. S. Championships to Willis Davis.[4] He played Davis Cup in 1921. He later moved to Queensland.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 title

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Todd Family. Mytrundle.com.au. 17 September 2017. 13 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213072241/http://mytrundle.com.au/index.php/tourist-info/local-history/people/85-history-of-families/458-todd-family. dead.
  2. Web site: Australasian Open 1915. tennis.co.nf. 17 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170910040501/http://www.tennis.co.nf/AUSTRALIAN%20OPEN%201915.htm. 10 September 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: Lawn Tennis. The Referee. Sydney. 19 December 1917 . 16 . Austral . 3 April 2018.
  4. Book: Talbert, Bill. Bill Talbert. Tennis Observed. 1967. Barre Publishers. Boston. 99. 172306.