Full name | Reginald Frank Doherty | |||||||||||||||||
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Country (sports) | United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Wimbledon, Surrey, England | 14 October 1872|||||||||||||||||
Died | 29 December 1910 Kensington, London, England | (aged 38)|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1891 (amateur) | |||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1910 | |||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||
Int. Tennis HoF | 1980 (member page) | |||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 211–96[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 36[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 1 (1897, ITHF)[2] | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | W (1897, 1898, 1899, 1900) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open | F (1902Ch) | |||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | W (1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open | W (1902, 1903) | |||||||||||||||||
Team competitions | ||||||||||||||||||
Davis Cup | W (1903, 1904, 1905, 1906) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Reginald "Reggie" or "R. F." Frank Doherty (14 October 1872 – 29 December 1910) was a British tennis player and the older brother of tennis player Laurence Doherty. He was known in the tennis world as "R.F." rather than "Reggie".[3] He was a four-time Wimbledon singles champion and a triple Olympic Gold medalist in doubles and mixed doubles.[4]