Rice Gemmell Explained

Rice Gemmell
Fullname:Rice Thomas Hopkins Gemmell
Birth Date:4 March 1896
Birth Place:Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
Australianopenresult:W (1921)
Australianopendoublesresult:W (1921)
Mixed:yes
Australianopenmixedresult:2R (1926)

Rice Thomas Hopkins Gemmell (1896–1972) was an Australian tennis player.

Born in Caulfield, Victoria, by 1916 he was living in Claremont, Western Australia and was enlisted in World War I as a bombardier.[1] Gemmell is best known for winning the 1921 Australasian Championships men's singles title, held at Perth, where he beat Alf Hedeman in the final.[2] In the same year, he also won the men's doubles title, partnering Stanley Eaton. Gemmell was Western Australia's top player during the 1920s. In 1924 Gemmell opened a store which sold sports equipment with fellow player Keith McDougall.[3] Gemmell turned professional in 1927. In 1932 he became a gold miner and in 1940 he survived a car crash in which the driver of the car died.[4] He died in 1972 and is interred in Tewantin, Queensland.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1)

Winner (1)

Doubles (1)

Winner (1)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Details (The AIF Project). www.aif.adfa.edu.au.
  2. Web site: Australasian Open 1921. Grand Slam Tennis Archive.
  3. Web site: 14 Nov 1924 - General News. Trove.
  4. Web site: Rice Gemmell. Grand Slam Tennis Archive.