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]