George Greville (tennis) explained

George Greville
Fullname:Turketil George Pearson Greville
Birth Date:13 March 1868 [1]
Birth Place:Chingford, Essex, United Kingdom
Death Place:Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Turnedpro:1889 (amateur tour)
Retired:1933
Wimbledonresult:QF (1897, 1899, 1902)
Wimbledondoublesresult:SF (1904)
Mixed:yes
Wimbledonmixedresult:2R (1913)

Turketil George Pearson Greville (13 March 1868 – 9 March 1958) was an English tennis player with a career of record length. He began playing in the 1880s and last entered the singles of the Queen's Club tournament in 1933 aged 65.[2] A. Wallis Myers said of Greville "his powers at the net are unquestionable" and "he knows the game thoroughly".[3] Greville first entered the Wimbledon singles in 1896 and last entered in 1927 aged 59 (the oldest competitor ever in the Wimbledon men's singles).

Greville reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon in 1897 (losing to Wilberforce Eaves), 1899 (losing to Harold Mahony) and 1902 (where he beat George Caridia before losing to eventual winner Laurence Doherty in four sets).[4] After losing early at Wimbledon in 1904, he didn't play again in the singles until 1926. His last appearance was in 1927.[5]

Greville was the son of Rear Admiral John Stapleton Greville, and was an heir of the Earls of Warwick.[6] In 1899, he married fellow tennis player Edith Austin.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FreeBMD Entry Info. freebmd.org.uk. September 6, 2017.
  2. Web site: Turketil George Pearson Greville. tennisarchives.com. September 6, 2017.
  3. Web site: Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad. 1903. Scribner's sons.
  4. Web site: WIMBLEDON 1902. tennis.co.nf. September 6, 2017.
  5. Web site: Archive - Draws Archive : George Greville - 2015 Wimbledon Championships Website - Official Site by IBM. wimbledon.com. September 6, 2017.
  6. Book: Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage: Comprising Information Concerning All Persons Bearing Hereditary Or Courtesy Titles, Knights, and Companions of All the Various Orders, and the Collateral Branches of All Peers and Baronets . 1902 . Dean & Son, Limited . 821 . 17 February 2019 . en.
  7. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932