Ashley Campbell (tennis)
| Country (sports) |
 Australia |
|---|---|
| Born |
29 September 1880 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Died |
5 July 1943 (aged 62) East St Kilda, Victoria |
| College | Newington College |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1910, 1914) |
Ashley De Vere Campbell (29 September 1880 – 5 July 1943)[1] was an Australian male tennis player who was active before World War I. He was born in Sydney and attended Newington College (1893–1898)[2] where he was a noted cricketer. Campbell didn't play tennis until the age of eighteen and his game was heavily influenced by David Edwards who was a fellow Old Newingtonian.[3] Campbell moved to Melbourne in 1903 and was winner of the 1910 and 1914 Australasian men's doubles championships.[4] From 1929 until 1939 he lived In Europe, having been an executive of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company in Australia and New Zealand.[5] Campbell became secretary of the Free French movement in Victoria, and was secretary of the Red Cross and an active member of the Alliance Française. He died in a hospital in East St Kilda, Victoria.[6]
References
- ↑ Australia Open
- ↑ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 28
- ↑ "LAWN TENNIS.". The Referee (Sydney: National Library of Australia). 16 January 1918. p. 11. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ "Lawn Tennis.". The Winner (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 26 May 1915. p. 8. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ "OBITUARY.". The Examiner (Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 6 July 1943. p. 2. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ "DEATH OF FRENCH SECRETARY.". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 7 July 1943. p. 8. Retrieved 30 September 2014.