John Flavelle (1863–1947) was a British tennis player with a long career. Flavelle was a medical doctor. He was married to fellow player Helen Reckitt. According to A. Wallis Myers, John Flavelle travelled all over the world playing and watching tennis (which was unusual in that era). Of Flavelle's style of play, A. Wallis Myers (in his book Lawn Tennis At Home and Abroad in 1903) said "He is essentially a baseline player and, volleying only on the rarest of occasions and with a somewhat indifferent service, relies almost entirely on a low forehand drive on which he gets a lot of top." [2] At his first Wimbledon in 1895, Flavelle lost in the quarter finals to Ernest Meers. At Wimbledon 1898 he lost in the quarterfinals to Laurence Doherty, though he did win a set.[3] Flavelle reached the Wimbledon last 16 in 1906 (beating George Simond before losing to Sydney Smith). In his last appearance aged 57 in 1920, Flavelle lost easily in round one to Bill Johnston.[4] Flavelle was runner up in several important tournaments: the German Open in 1902 (Challenge Round to Max Decugis) and 1903 (all comer's final to Major Ritchie), the French Covered Court Championships in 1905 (to Ritchie) and Queen's in 1906 (losing to Ritchie).[5]
john, flavelle, 1863, 1947, british, tennis, player, with, long, career, flavelle, medical, doctor, married, fellow, player, helen, reckitt, according, wallis, myers, travelled, over, world, playing, watching, tennis, which, unusual, that, flavelle, style, pla. John Flavelle 1863 1947 was a British tennis player with a long career Flavelle was a medical doctor He was married to fellow player Helen Reckitt According to A Wallis Myers John Flavelle travelled all over the world playing and watching tennis which was unusual in that era Of Flavelle s style of play A Wallis Myers in his book Lawn Tennis At Home and Abroad in 1903 said He is essentially a baseline player and volleying only on the rarest of occasions and with a somewhat indifferent service relies almost entirely on a low forehand drive on which he gets a lot of top 2 At his first Wimbledon in 1895 Flavelle lost in the quarter finals to Ernest Meers At Wimbledon 1898 he lost in the quarterfinals to Laurence Doherty though he did win a set 3 Flavelle reached the Wimbledon last 16 in 1906 beating George Simond before losing to Sydney Smith In his last appearance aged 57 in 1920 Flavelle lost easily in round one to Bill Johnston 4 Flavelle was runner up in several important tournaments the German Open in 1902 Challenge Round to Max Decugis and 1903 all comer s final to Major Ritchie the French Covered Court Championships in 1905 to Ritchie and Queen s in 1906 losing to Ritchie 5 John FlavelleFull nameDr John Mason FlavelleCountry sports United KingdomBorn1863 1 Kensington London United KingdomDied1 December 1947 aged 84 Hampstead London United KingdomTurned pro1891 amateur tour Retired1924SinglesGrand Slam singles resultsWimbledonQF 1895 1898 References edit FreeBMD Entry Info www freebmd org uk Retrieved 17 September 2017 Arthur Wallis Myers 17 September 2017 Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad Scribner s sons Retrieved 17 September 2017 via Internet Archive The Championships 1898 Gentlemen s Singles PDF Wimbledon AELTC The Championships 1920 Gentlemen s Singles PDF Wimbledon AELTC Archives Tennis John Mason Flavelle www tennisarchives com Retrieved 17 September 2017 nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to British tennis is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Flavelle amp oldid 1192325523, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
