Bert St. John

Bert St. John
Full name Cecil Bertram St. John
Country (sports)  Australia
Born 1879
Died 19 September 1932(1932-09-19)
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open F (1923)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open W (1923)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open F (1923)

Cecil Bertram "Bert" St. John (1879 – 19 September 1932) was an Australian tennis player.

St. John won the doubles title alongside Pat O'Hara Wood at the Australasian Championships, the future Australian Open, in 1923, and reached three more finals at the tournament, losing in singles to Pat O'Hara Wood in 1923, in doubles alongside Gordon Lowe in 1915, and in mixed doubles alongside Margaret Molesworth in 1923.[1]

He is the only player to have reached a major tournament final, in singles or doubles, with only one hand.[2]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Opponent in final Score in final
Runner-up 1923 Australasian Championships Australia Pat O'Hara Wood 1–6, 1–6, 3–6

Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Partner Opponents in final Score in final
Runner-up 1915 Australasian Championships Australia Gordon Lowe Australia Clarence Todd
Australia Horace Rice
6–8, 4–6, 9–7, 3–6
Winner 1923 Australasian Championships Australia Pat O'Hara Wood Australia Dudley Bullough
Australia Horace Rice
6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–0

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Partner Opponents in final Score in final
Runner-up 1923 Australasian Championships Australia Margaret Molesworth Australia Sylvia Lance Harper
Australia Horace Rice
6–2, 4–6, 4–6

References

  1. "History of the Australian Open – the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific". australianopen.com. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  2. Collins, Bud (2003). Total Tennis: The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia, p. 30.


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