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Charles Walder Grinstead

Charles Walder Grinstead (1 December 1860 – 16 March 1930) was an English champion tennis player. He reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon 1883. Grinstead reached the Wimbledon All Comers Final in 1884, where he beat Ernest Renshaw before losing to Herbert Lawford.[3] Together with C. E. Weldon, Grinstead won the Oxford Men's Doubles in 1883. In 1884, the Oxford Men's Doubles event and its trophy were handed over to the All England Club to be known as the All England Men's Doubles as part of the Wimbledon Championships; consequently winners of the Oxford events are included as Wimbledon champions.[4]

Charles Walder Grinstead
Full nameCharles Walder Grinstead
Country (sports) England
Born1 December 1860
Teignmouth, England
Died16 March 1930(1930-03-16) (aged 69)
Nikenbah, Australia
Singles
Career record74–13 (85.1%)[1]
Career titles13[2]
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonF (1884)

Early life edit

Charles Walder Grinstead was born on 1 December 1860 in Teignmouth, Devon, England, the son of Charles Grinstead (a Church of England cleric) and his wife Sarah A. (née Stanley).[5][6] He was educated at the University of Oxford, matriculating in 1879 as a member of Keble College and graduating in 1874 as a member of Charsley's Hall.[7]

Grand Slam finals edit

Singles (1 runner-up) edit

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1884 Wimbledon Championships Grass   Herbert Lawford 5–7, 6–2, 2–6, 7–9

Career finals edit

Singles:19 (13 titles, 6 runners-up) edit

Category + (Titles)
Major (0)
National (0)
Regional (1)
County (3)
Regular (9)
Titles by Surface
Clay – Outdoor (0)
Grass – Outdoor (10)
Hard – Outdoor (2)
Wood – Indoor (0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Location Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1.[8] 1882 Essex Championships Brentwood Grass   Nalton Womersley 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 1.[8] 1883 South of England Championships Eastbourne Grass   Teddy Williams 6–1 8–6 4–6, 7–5
Winner 2.[8] 1883 Leicester Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Leicester Grass   Ernest Wool Lewis 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
Winner 3.[8] 1883 Sussex County Lawn Tennis Club Spring Tournament Brighton Hard   Donald Charles Stewart 6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 1–6, 6–4
Winner 4.[8] 1883 Victoria Park Lawn Tennis Tournament Exeter Grass   H.H. Green 6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 1–6, 6–4
Winner 5.[8] 1883 Exmouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Exmouth Grass   Teddy Williams 6–2, 6–5, 6–4
Winner 6.[8] 1883 Edgbaston Open Tournament Edgbaston Grass   Walter William Chamberlain 6-3, 6-3
Runner-up 2.[8] 1883 Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament Brighton Grass   Herbert Wilberforce 8–6, 3–6, 10–8, 4–6, 1–6
Winner 7.[8] 1883 Leamington Open Tournament Leamington Spa Grass   Herbert Wilberforce 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Winner 8.[8] 1883 Essex Championships (2) Brentwood Grass   P. Colley 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 3.[8] 1884 Wimbledon Championships London Grass   Herbert Lawford 1–6, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 9.[8] 1884 Derbyshire Championships Buxton Grass   Ernest Browne 6–3, 6–3
Winner 10.[8] 1884 Exmouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament (2) Exmouth Grass   Erskine Gerald Watson 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Winner 11.[8] 1884 Middlesex Championships Chiswick Grass   Donald Charles Stewart 6–1, 4–6, 12–10, 6–3
Winner 12.[8] 1884 Essex Championships (3) Colchester Grass   Edward Neville Cubitt 6–0, 6–4
Runner-up 4.[8] 1892 Gulf Coast Championships Tampa Asphalt   Albert Empie Wright 6–4, 2–6, 2–6, 2–6
Winner 13.[8] 1892 Tropical Championships St. Augustine Asphalt   Oliver Samuel Campbell 6–0, 6–4
Runner-up 5.[8] 1894 Gulf Coast Championships Tampa Asphalt   Robert Wrenn 5-6, 3–6
Runner-up 6.[8] 1894 Tropical Championships St. Augustine Asphalt   Oliver Campbell w.o.

Later life edit

Having completed his B.A. at Oxford, Grinstead was intended to become a Church of England cleric like his father. While Grinstead had enjoyed his academic studies and his sport at university, he did not wish to become a cleric. Instead in the spring of 1885, he immigrated to Ontario, Canada where he spent nine months, and then relocated to the United States of America.[6]

Charles Walder Grinstead died in Nikenbah, Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia on 16 March 1930.[5] He was buried in Polson Cemetery, Hervey Bay, Queensland.

References edit

  1. ^ "Players: Grinstead, Charles Walder". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  2. ^ The Tennis Base
  3. ^ "The Championships 1884 – Gentlemen's Singles" (PDF). Wimbledon. AELTC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Oxford University Lawn Tennis Club: 1879-1883". Norham Gardens Lawn Tennis Club. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Charles Walder Grinstead". Tennis Archives. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Charles W. Grinstead". Idaho Genealogy. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  7. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Grinstead, Charles Walder" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Players:Grinstead, Charles Walder". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
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