Arthur Gore (tennis), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Arthur Gore (tennis)

British tennis player

Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1868

Place of Birth: Lyndhurst, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Dec-1928

Profession: tennis player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Arthur Gore (tennis)

  • Arthur William Charles Wentworth Gore (2 January 1868 – 1 December 1928) was a British tennis player. Gore was a world No.
  • 1 ranked player.
  • He is best known for winning three singles titles at the Wimbledon Championship and was runner-up a record 5 times (shared with Herbert Lawford).
  • He also won Gold medals at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England, winning the Men's Indoor Singles and the Men's Indoor Doubles (with Herbert Barrett).
  • He also competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Gore's Wimbledon win in 1909, at age 41, makes him the oldest player to date to hold the Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles title.

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