Archibald A.Thomson[1] (16 April 1860 – 10 September 1925) was a Scottish tennis player who competed at the Wimbledon Championships 1885 and 1890.[2] He was also known as Lobby Thompson amongst other tennis players of the time,[3] He was a two time finalist at the Scottish Championships in 1885 and 1886.[4] and a semi finalist at the Northern Championships in 1887. He was active from 1880 to 1894 and won 10 career singles titles.[4]
| Full name | Archibald A.Thomson |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Scotland |
| Born | 21 July 1856 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland |
| Died | 11 November 1911 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland |
| Turned pro | 1880 (amateur) |
| Retired | 1894 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 80–33 (70.8%) |
| Career titles | 10 |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1885) |
Career edit
Archibald A.Thomson was born in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland on 21 July 1856.[4] He attended the University of Edinburgh.
He played and won his first tournament at the Dirleton Castle LTC Tournament in 1880.[4] He won his first title at the Bridge of Allan Open in Bridge of Allan in 1884.[4] He competed in the men's singles events at the Wimbledon Championships in 1885 where he lost in the second round to the American player James Dwight.[5] At the 1890 championships he lost the first round to Herbert Lawford.[6]
His main career singles title successes came at the South of Scotland Championships at Moffat which he won two times consecutivley (1885–1886),[4] and the Whitehouse Open two times consecutivley (1889–1890),[4] He also won the singles title at the Broughty Ferry Open (1886),[4] the Edinburgh International Exhibition Tournament (1886),[4] the Inverkip Rovers Closed Championships (1887) and the Inverkip Rovers Open also in 1887.[4]
In addition he was a losing finalist at the West of Scotland Championships (1882),[4] and the Windyknowe Open (1883),[4] and the West of Scotland Championships (1894).[4]Archibald played his final singles event at the Scottish Border Championships in 1894.[4]
References edit
- ^ A. Wallis Myers, ed. (1903). Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad (1st ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 62–64. OCLC 5358651.
- ^ "Player Profile: Archibald Thomson". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ A. Wallis Myers, ed. (1903)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Players:Thomson, Archibald". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Archibald Thomson (GBR) - Gentlemen's Singles" (PDF). Wimbledon. AELTC. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Archibald Thomson (GBR) - Gentlemen's Singles" (PDF). Wimbledon. AELTC. Retrieved 15 May 2023.