Percival Davson Explained

Percival Davson
Fullname:Percival May Davson
Country:United Kingdom
Birth Date:30 September 1877
Birth Place:Demerara, British Guiana
Death Place:Paddington, London, England
Turnedpro:1906 (amateur tour)
Retired:1926
Highestsinglesranking:No. 8 (1919, A. Wallis Myers)[1]
Wimbledonresult:QF (1914, 1922)
Othertournaments:yes
Whccresult:1R (1920)
Wimbledondoublesresult:SF (1920)
Othertournamentsdoubles:yes
Wcccdoublesresult:W (1920)
Mixed:yes
Wimbledonmixedresult:QF (1921)
Team:yes
Daviscupresult:F (1919Ch)
Medaltemplates-Expand:yes

Percival May Davson (30 September 1877  - 5 December 1959) was a British fencer and tennis player. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2] [3] He also competed in the Davis Cup in 1919.[4]

In April 1913 Percival won the singles title at the British Covered Court Championships after defeating Erik Larsen in the final in four sets.[5]

Davson was ranked World No. 8 in 1919 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph.[1]

Notes and References

  1. United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 422.
  2. Web site: Olympics Statistics: Percival Davson . 4 April 2010 . databaseolympics.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121016235729/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DAVSOPER01 . 16 October 2012 .
  3. Web site: Percival Davson Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042041/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/percival-davson-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 4 April 2010 . sports-reference.com.
  4. Web site: Percival Davson . Olympedia . 24 March 2021.
  5. News: Lawn Tennis – Covered Courts Championship. Dublin Daily Express. British Newspaper Archive. 28 April 1913. 9.