Horace Rice

For the U.S. politician, see Horace Baldwin Rice.
Horace Rice
Country (sports)  Australia
Born (1872-09-05)September 5, 1872
Sydney, Australia
Died January 18, 1950(1950-01-18) (aged 77)1950[1]
Roseville,Sydney, Australia
Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open W (1907)
Wimbledon 2R (1913)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open W (1910, 1915)
Wimbledon 2R (1913)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open W (1923)
Team competitions
Davis Cup QF (1913)
McLoughlin and Rice during the quarter-finals of the 1913 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

Horace "Horrie" Rice (1872 – 1950) was an Australian tennis player.

The left-hander won the Men's Singles title at the 1907 Australasian Championships. He was also runner-up 3 times. He won the Men's Doubles title at the 1915 Championships, partnering Clarence Todd.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 tile, 3 runners-up)

Outcome Year Championship Opponent in final Score in final
Winner 1907 Australasian Championships New Zealand Harry Parker 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 1910 Australasian Championships Australia Rodney Heath 4–6, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 1911 Australasian Championships Australia Norman Brookes 2–6, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 1915 Australasian Championships United Kingdom Gordon Lowe 6–4, 1–6, 2–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)

Outcome Year Championship Partner Opponents in final Score in final
Winner 1923 Australasian Championships Australia Sylvia Lance Harper Australia Margaret Molesworth
Australia Bert St. John
2–6, 6–4, 6–4

At the time of winning his last Grand Slam title and his only one mixed doubles title (on August 18, 1923), he was 50 years and 347 days, which is the all-time record for men in tennis history.[2]

References

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