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Hugh Lawrence "Laurie" Doherty (8 October 1875
in Wimbledon, London – 21 August 1919 in
Broadstairs, Kent) was an English tennis player
and younger brother of Reggie Doherty. He was an Olympic gold
medalist in the sport.
Doherty was the shorter of the two brothers, at 5-foot-10, who
played championship tennis in their native England and at Wimbledon at the turn of
the century.
He was educated at the University of Cambridge (Trinity Hall), where he played
for the Cambridge University
Lawn Tennis Club.
Known as "Little Do",[1] Doherty
won Wimbledon five consecutive times in singles and eight times in
doubles with his brother. In 1903, he became the first tennis
player to win a Grand Slam tournament outside of
his native country by beating defending champion William Larned at
the U.S.
Championships 6–0, 6–3, 10–8. He also won Queens indoor six
times in a row (1901-1906) and The South of France Championships
(Nice) seven times in a row (1900-1906). He gave up tennis for golf
in 1906 and distinguished himself in that sport as well.[2]
In World War I, Doherty served in the Anti-Aircraft branch of
the Royal Navy Reserves but was released due to ill health.[3]
The brothers were reportedly urged to play tennis by their
father, for health reasons.[4] The
brothers apparently had respiratory problems.[2]
The brothers co-wrote R.F. and H.L. Doherty on Lawn
Tennis (1903).
Doherty was inducted into the International Tennis Hall
of Fame in 1980.
Grand Slam
record
- Wimbledon
- Singles champion: 1902-1906 (5 times)
- Singles runner-up: 1898
- Men's Doubles champion: 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901,
1903, 1904, 1905
- Men's Doubles runner-up: 1902, 1906
- U.S.
Championships
- Singles champion: 1903
- Men's Doubles champion: 1902, 1903
- Men's Doubles runner-up: 1902, 1906
References
- ^
"Famous Tennis Player Dead: R.F. Doherty, Once American Champion,
Passes Away in London", The New York Times, 30 December 1910
- ^ a
b
Hugh Laurence Doherty
(UK)
- ^
H. LAURIE DOHERTY (GREAT
BRITAIN)
- ^
"Famous Tennis Player Dead: R.F. Doherty, Once American Champion,
Passes Away in London", The New York Times, 30 December 1910
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