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Gerald Patterson

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Gerald Patterson was an Australian tennis player, born in Melbourne in 1895, who won the Wimbledon men's singles title in 1919 by beating the defending champion Norman Brookes and again in 1922, the first championship played at the Church Road ground. He won three Grand Slam singles titles, six in doubles and one in mixed doubles, and was known as the Human Catapult for his powerful serve. He played Davis Cup for Australia and captained the team in 1946. He won the Military Cross in the First World War and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1989.

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Birth Year
1895 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
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Competed In

Australian Open, Competitions
Source Gerald Patterson (Wikipedia)
Wimbledon, Competitions
Source Gerald Patterson (Wikipedia)

Plays

Tennis, Sports
Source Gerald Patterson (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

Australia

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Source Gerald Patterson (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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was an Australian tennis player
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1. Gerald Patterson (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth and death dates
    (17 December 1895-13 June 1967)
  • Article text, pronoun
    He was born in Melbourne, educated at Scotch College and Trinity Grammar School and died in Melbourne on 13 June 1967. He was the co-World No. 1 player for
  • Lead, singles title
    At Wimbledon 1922, the Challenge Round was abolished and Patterson won the title
  • Article text, titles won
    During his career he won three Grand Slam tournaments in the singles event as well as six titles in the doubles competition and one title in mixed doubles.
  • Lead, nationality
    was an Australian tennis player
  • Plays: Tennis, Lead, sport
    was an Australian tennis player
  • Competed In: Wimbledon, Lead, Wimbledon title
    At Wimbledon 1922, the Challenge Round was abolished and Patterson won the title
  • Competed In: Australian Open, Article text
    In 1927, Patterson was five championship points down in the Australian singles final against Jack Hawkes, but won in five sets.
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