Sydney Howard Smith

Sydney Smith
Full name Sydney Howard Smith
Country (sports) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom
Born (1872-02-03)3 February 1872
Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK
Died 27 March 1947(1947-03-27) (aged 75)
Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK
Turned pro 1891 (amateur tour)
Retired 1906
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Highest ranking No. 2 (1899, Karoly Mazak)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon F (1899, 1900Ch, 1905)
US Open 2R (1904)
Other tournaments
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon W (1902, 1906)
Team competitions
Davis Cup W (1905, 1906)

Sydney Howard Smith (3 February 1872 – 27 March 1947) was a British tennis and badminton player.

Sydney Smith was the first All England Badminton Men's Singles champion in 1900 (the same year he competed in the Gentlemen's Singles final at Wimbledon, losing to Reginald Doherty). Smith and partner Frank Riseley won the Gentlemen's Doubles title at Wimbledon in 1902 and 1906. He was a member of the British Davis Cup team in 1905 and 1906. Tennis analyst Karoly Mazak ranked Smith as the World No. 2 player in 1899.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 runner-up

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1900 Wimbledon Grass United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Reginald Doherty 8–6, 3–6, 1–6, 2–6 [2]

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1902 Wimbledon Grass United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Frank Riseley United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Reginald Doherty
United Kingdom Laurence Doherty
4–6, 8–6, 6–3, 4–6, 11–9 [3]
Runner-up 1903 Wimbledon Grass United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Frank Riseley United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Reginald Doherty
United Kingdom Laurence Doherty
4–6, 4–6, 4–6 [3]
Runner-up 1904 Wimbledon Grass United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Frank Riseley United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Reginald Doherty
United Kingdom Laurence Doherty
1–6, 2–6, 4–6 [3]
Runner-up 1905 Wimbledon Grass United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Frank Riseley United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Reginald Doherty
United Kingdom Lawrence Doherty
2–6, 4–6, 8–6, 3–6 [3]
Winner 1906 Wimbledon Grass United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Frank Riseley United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Reginald Doherty
United Kingdom Laurence Doherty
6–8, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 [3]

References

  1. Mazak, Karoly (2010). The Concise History of Tennis, p. 27.
  2. "Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Gentlemen's Singles". Wimbledon official tournament website. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Gentlemen's Doubles". Wimbledon official tournament website. Retrieved 2015-10-16.

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