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Tom Campion (tennis)

Thomas Spread Campion (9 September 1860 – 19 November 1907) was an Irish born tennis player and physician. He was a quarter finalist at the Wimbledon Championships in the men's doubles event in 1888.[2] He was active from 1883 to 1889 and won 6 career singles titles.[1]

Tom Campion
Full nameThomas Spread Campion
Country (sports) Ireland
Born9 September 1860
Lucan, County Dublin, Ireland
Died19 November 1907 (age 47)
Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland
Turned pro1883 (amateur tour)
Retired1889
Singles
Career record60–28 (68.2%)[1]
Career titles6[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon2R (1889)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQF (1888)

Career edit

Thomas Campion was born on 9 September 1860 in Lucan, County Dublin, Ireland. He played his first tournament at the Dublin University Championships in 1883 where he reached the final and won the tournament against Charles Chaytor.[1] He competed at the Wimbledon Championships two times between 1888 and 1889.[3] In the men's singles events his best result was reaching the second round in 1889 where he lost to the English player Ernest Wool Lewis.[4] He was more successful in the men's doubles reaching the quarter finals in 1888 partnering with Harry Grove where they lost Ernest Renshaw and William Renshaw.[5]

His best results in the other major tournaments of the 19th century came at Irish Championships in 1886 where he reached the qurter finals in the men's singles losing to Willoughby Hamilton, and at the Northern Championships in 1888 where he reached the quarter finals before losing to Ernest George Meers.[1] His main career singles highlights include winning the Derbyshire Championships played on grass three times consecutivley (1886–1888), and the Dublin University Championships three times played on hard asphalt courts (1883, 1885, 1888).[1] He played his last singles tournament at the Wimbledon Championships in 1889.[1] Campion died on 19 November 1907 at Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland, aged 77.[citation needed]

Career finals edit

Notes: All Comers Finalist where indicated by (*).

Singles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runners-up) edit

Category + (Titles)
Major (0)
National (0)
International (0)
Regional (0)
County (3)
Regular (3)
Titles by Surface
Clay – Outdoor (0)
Grass – Outdoor (3)
Hard – Outdoor (3)
Wood – Indoor (0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Location Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1.[1] 1883 Dublin University Championships Dublin Asphalt   Charles Henry Chaytor 5–7, 6–1, 7–5
Runner-up 1.[1] 1884 South of Ireland Championships * Limerick Grass   Eyre Chatterton 1–6, 2–6, 1–6
Winner 2.[1] 1885 Dublin University Championships Dublin Asphalt   Charles Henry Chaytor 5–7, 6–1, 7–5, 6–1
Runner-up 2.[1] 1885 South of Ireland Championships * Limerick Grass   Willoughby Hamilton 5–7, 1–6, 5–7
Winner 3.[1] 1886 Derbyshire Championships Buxton Grass   Percy Bateman Brown 5–7, 6–2, 6–1, 9–7
Runner-up 3.[1] 1887 County Dublin Championships Dublin Grass   Willoughby Hamilton 6–8, 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4.[1] 1887 Dublin University Championships Dublin Asphalt   Manliffe Francis Goodbody 6–2, 3–6, 1–6, 0–6
Winner 4.[1] 1887 Derbyshire Championships Buxton Grass   William Drumond Hamilton 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 5.[1] 1887 Leicester Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Leicester Grass   Ernest Wool Lewis 3–6, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 6.[1] 1888 Fitzwilliam Club Championships Dublin Grass   Willoughby Hamilton 4–6, 3–6, 1–6
Winner 5.[1] 1888 Derbyshire Championships Buxton Grass   Percy Bateman Brown 7–5, 6–4, 7–5
Winner 6.[1] 1888 Dublin University Championships Dublin Asphalt   Harold Segerson Mahony 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 7.[1] 1889 Fitzwilliam Club Championships * Dublin Grass   Hume Riversdale Jones 6–4, 2–6, 4–6, 3–6

Education and career edit

Campion was educated at Trinity College Dublin, where he was a medical student.[1] On graduating, Campion became a Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland (L.R.C.P.I.),[6] and Licentiate in Medicine (L.M.) in 1887.[1] He was a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Medicine; and a Member of the British Medical Association. He later worked as surgeon for the Orient Line, Pacific Steam Navigation Company, and Allan Line Royal Mail Steamers Company.

Family edit

Campion was the son of Serjeant Campion (1813-1907) of County Cork and later a Queen's Counsel (Q.C.),[7] Serjeant-at-Law and Professor of English Law at Queen's College, Galway; and Martha Campion (née Wilson; 1828–72), from County Cork.[1] Tom married Jane Irene Lambert Tymons (1862-1909), from Dublin, on 2 December 1889 in Saint Matthias's Church.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Players: Campion, Tom". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. ^ "T.S. Campion (IRL) - Gentlemen's Doubles" (PDF). Wimbledon. AELTC. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: T.S.Campion". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  4. ^ "T.S. Campion (IRL) - Gentlemen's Singles" (PDF). Wimbledon. AELTC. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  5. ^ "T.S. Campion (IRL) - Gentlemen's Doubles" (PDF). Wimbledon. AELTC. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Medical News". The Lancet. London: J. Onwhyn: 808. 1882. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Marriages". The Irish Law Times and Solicitors' Journal. Dublin: J. Falconer: 642. 7 December 1889. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  8. ^ The Irish Law Times and Solicitors' Journal

External links edit

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