Clarence Todd (tennis)
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Full name | Clarence Vernon Todd |
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Country (sports) | Australia |
Born | 17 May 1892 Trundle, New South Wales, Australia[1] |
Died | 30 March 1973 (aged 80) Southport, Queensland, Australia |
Turned pro | 1912 (amateur tour) |
Retired | 1922 |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1915) |
US Open | 2R (1921) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1915) |
Clarence Todd (1892–1973) was an Australian tennis player. A farmer by profession, he was born in Trundle, in rural New South Wales, in 1892. Todd was a good volleyer and he always tried to get to the net as soon as he could in rallies. Todd reached the semi-finals of the 1915 Australasian Championships (losing to Horace Rice).[2] He also won the men's doubles with Rice. From 1916-17 Todd served during World War 1 and was badly injured in the leg when advancing against machine gun fire at the battle of Messines.[3] He lost his first match at 1919 Australasian Championships to Allan North. In 1921 Todd lost in round two of the U. S. Championships to Willis Davis.[4] He played Davis Cup in 1921. He later moved to Queensland.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 title
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1915 | Australasian Championships | Grass | Horace Rice | Gordon Lowe Bert St. John |
8–6, 6–4, 7–9, 6–3 |
References
- ^ "Todd Family". Mytrundle.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Australasian Open 1915". tennis.co.nf. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ Austral (19 December 1917). "Lawn Tennis". The Referee. Sydney. p. 16. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed. Boston: Barre Publishers. p. 99. OCLC 172306.
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