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Herbert Fortescue Lawford (15 May 1851 – 20 April 1925) was a former world No. 1 tennis player from Scotland who won the Men's Singles championship at Wimbledon in 1887, and was runner-up a record 5 times (shared with Arthur Gore).

Herbert Lawford
Lawford, standing, on the right side
Full nameHerbert Fortescue Lawford
Country (sports) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born(1851-05-15)15 May 1851
Bayswater, Middlesex England
Died20 April 1925(1925-04-20) (aged 73)
Dess, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1878 (amateur tour)
Retired1890
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF2006 (member page)
Singles
Career titles17[1]
Highest rankingNo. 1 (1887, ITHF)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonW (1887)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1884)

Career


The 5th round All Comers' match between H.F. Lawford (left) and W. C. Renshaw at Wimbledon, won by Renshaw who went on to claim the All Comers' title on 12 July 1881.
The 5th round All Comers' match between H.F. Lawford (left) and W. C. Renshaw at Wimbledon, won by Renshaw who went on to claim the All Comers' title on 12 July 1881.

In the 1887 final, the native of Bayswater defeated Ernest Renshaw (also of Great Britain) in five sets: 1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4. He reached the finals of Wimbledon in 1880, 1884–86, and 1888.

Lawford won the first major men's doubles tennis tournament, the Oxford University Men's Doubles Championship, in 1879 partnering Lestocq Robert Erskine.[3] This event was a precursor to the Wimbledon men's doubles championship, introduced in 1884, and it was played over the best of seven sets ending in a score of 4–6, 6–4, 6–5, 6–2, 3–6, 5–6, 7–5.[lower-alpha 1] In 1885 he won the singles title at the inaugural British Covered Court Championships.


Birth of the topspin: the Lawford-stroke


Lawford is said to be the first person to introduce "topspin" to the game of tennis. His formidable forehand was called 'the Lawford stroke'. Lawford made a more substantial contribution in technically advancing the game. He unveiled the “Lawford forehand,” introducing topspin into the sport with that revolutionary shot. Aggressive and unwavering, he was equipped with power, speed and uncanny accuracy. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006.[2]


Grand Slam finals



Singles (1 title, 5 runners-up)


Result Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss1880Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrass John Hartley3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss1884Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrass William Renshaw0–6, 4–6, 7–9
Loss1885Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrass William Renshaw5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss1886Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrass William Renshaw0–6, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Win1887Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrass Ernest Renshaw1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss1888Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrass Ernest Renshaw3–6, 5–7, 0–6

Notes


  1. Some sources show the result of the final set as 10–8

References


  1. "Herbert Fortescue Lawford: Stats". tennisrachives.com. Tennis Archives. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. "International Tennis Hall of Fame". www.tennisfame.com.
  3. "Oxford University Lawn Tennis Club: 1879-1883". Norham Gardens Lawn Tennis Club.



На других языках


[de] Herbert Lawford

Herbert Fortescue Lawford (* 15. Mai 1851 in London; † 20. April 1925 in Dess, Schottland) war ein britischer Tennisspieler und 1887 Sieger der Wimbledon Championships.
- [en] Herbert Lawford

[es] Herbert Lawford

Herbert F. Lawford (15 de mayo de 1851-20 de abril de 1925) fue un jugador de tenis británico que se destacó en los principios del deporte, a fines del siglo XIX.

[it] Herbert Lawford

Herbert Fortescue Lawford (Bayswater, 15 maggio 1851 – 20 aprile 1925) è stato un tennista britannico, vincitore del Torneo di Wimbledon nel 1887.

[ru] Лофорд, Герберт

Герберт Фортескью Лофорд (англ. Herbert Fortescue Lawford[2]; 15 мая 1851, Бейсуотер, Мидлсекс — 20 апреля 1925, Десс, Абердиншир) — британский теннисист-любитель, победитель Уимблдонского турнира (1887) в одиночном разряде и первый чемпион Англии в мужском парном разряде. Член Международного зала теннисной славы (2006).



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