After attending Melbourne Grammar School, he entered Trinity College (University of Melbourne) in 1911, where he excelled at cricket as well as tennis,[7] leading the Trinity College team to a memorable victory against Ormond College in March 1911, where he made 167 not out.[8] In 1916, as a 23-year-old law student, he enlisted as an officer in the Australian Army. In 1919, as Captain Pat O'Hara-Wood, he and Bombardier Randolph Lycett won the doubles event at the Inter-Allied Games in Paris.
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Hector Pat O Hara Wood 30 April 1891 3 December 1961 was an Australian tennis player Pat O Hara WoodFull nameHector O Hara WoodCountry sports AustraliaBorn 1891 04 30 30 April 1891Melbourne AustraliaDied3 December 1961 1961 12 03 aged 70 1 Richmond AustraliaTurned pro1913 amateur tour Retired1929PlaysRight handed one handed backhand SinglesCareer record242 55 81 4 2 Career titles19 3 Highest rankingNo 7 1922 A Wallis Myers 4 Grand Slam singles resultsAustralian OpenW 1920 1923 WimbledonQF 1919 1922 US Open4R 1922 DoublesGrand Slam doubles resultsAustralian OpenW 1919 1920 1923 1925 F 1924 1926 1927 WimbledonW 1919 F 1922 US OpenF 1922 1924 Grand Slam mixed doubles resultsWimbledonW 1922 Team competitionsDavis CupF 1922Ch 1923Ch 1924Ch O Hara Wood was born in St Kilda a suburb of Melbourne Victoria He is best known for his two victories at the Australasian Championships now the Australian Open in 1920 and 1923 5 Pat was quick around the court had textbook groundstrokes sharp volleys and a solid serve 6 He died in 1961 aged seventy in Richmond Australia His brother Arthur O Hara Wood 1890 1918 was also an Australian tennis player and won the 1914 Australasian Championships After attending Melbourne Grammar School he entered Trinity College University of Melbourne in 1911 where he excelled at cricket as well as tennis 7 leading the Trinity College team to a memorable victory against Ormond College in March 1911 where he made 167 not out 8 In 1916 as a 23 year old law student he enlisted as an officer in the Australian Army In 1919 as Captain Pat O Hara Wood he and Bombardier Randolph Lycett won the doubles event at the Inter Allied Games in Paris On 3 August 1923 he married Australian tennis player Meryl Waxman 9 10 Contents 1 Grand Slams finals 1 1 Singles 2 titles 1 2 Doubles 11 5 titles 6 runners up 1 3 Mixed Doubles 1 title 2 References 3 External linksGrand Slams finals EditSingles 2 titles Edit Result Year Championship Surface Opponent ScoreWin 1920 Australasian Championships Grass Ronald Thomas 6 3 4 6 6 8 6 1 6 3 11 Win 1923 Australasian Championships Grass Bert St John 6 1 6 1 6 3 11 Doubles 11 5 titles 6 runners up Edit Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents ScoreWin 1919 Australasian Championships Grass Ronald Thomas James Anderson Arthur Lowe 7 5 6 1 7 9 3 6 6 3 12 Win 1919 Wimbledon Grass Ronald Thomas Rodney Heath Randolph Lycett 6 4 6 2 4 6 6 2 13 Win 1920 Australasian Championships Grass Ronald Thomas Horace Rice Roy Taylor 6 1 6 0 7 5 14 Loss 1922 Wimbledon Grass Gerald Patterson James Anderson Randolph Lycett 6 3 9 7 4 6 3 6 9 11 13 Loss 1922 U S National Championships Grass Gerald Patterson Vincent Richards Bill Tilden 6 4 1 6 3 6 4 6 15 Win 1923 Australasian Championships Grass Bert St John Dudley Bullough Horace Rice 6 4 6 3 3 6 6 0 12 Loss 1924 Australasian Championships Grass Gerald Patterson James Anderson Norman Brookes 2 6 4 6 3 6 12 Loss 1924 U S National Championships Grass Gerald Patterson Howard Kinsey Robert Kinsey 5 7 7 5 9 7 3 6 4 6 15 Win 1925 Australasian Championships Grass Gerald Patterson James Anderson Fred Kalms 6 4 8 6 7 5 12 Loss 1926 Australasian Championships Grass James Anderson John Hawkes Gerald Patterson 1 6 4 6 2 6 12 Loss 1927 Australian Championships Grass Ian McInnes John Hawkes Gerald Patterson 6 8 2 6 1 6 12 Mixed Doubles 1 title Edit Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents ScoreWin 1922 Wimbledon Grass Suzanne Lenglen Elizabeth Ryan Randolph Lycett 6 4 6 3 16 References Edit Death of Mr Pat O Hara Wood The Age Melbourne Victoria Australia 4 December 1961 p 1 Retrieved 19 July 2021 via www newspapers com Garcia Gabriel 2018 Pat O Hara Wood Career match record thetennisbase com Madrid Spain Tennismem SAL Retrieved 27 July 2018 Garcia Gabriel 2018 Pat O Hara Wood Career match record thetennisbase com Madrid Spain Tennismem SAL Retrieved 27 July 2018 Sports and Pastimes Tennis The Greatest Players Hawera amp Normanby Star Volume XLII 2 November 1922 Collins Bud 2010 The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2nd ed New York New Chapter Press p 358 ISBN 978 0942257700 Pat O Hara Wood www tennis co nf James Grant Perspectives of a Century Melbourne Trinity College 1972 pp 147 49 Cricket Trinity College Beats Ormond The Argus 31 Mar 1911 p 4 Family Notices The Argus Melbourne 29 September 1923 p 17 via National Library of Australia LAWN TENNIS The Examiner DAILY ed Launceston Tasmania 11 August 1923 p 15 via National Library of Australia a b Australian Open Results Archive Men s Singles Australian Open official website Archived from the original on 10 September 2015 Retrieved 24 September 2015 a b c d e f Australian Open Results Archive Men s Doubles Australian Open official website Archived from the original on 21 September 2015 Retrieved 24 September 2015 a b Wimbledon Rolls of Honour Gentlemen s Doubles Wimbledon official tournament website Retrieved 24 September 2015 Australian Open Results Archive 1920 Men s Doubles Australian Open official website Archived from the original on 26 September 2015 Retrieved 24 September 2015 a b U S Open Past Champions Men s Doubles US Open official website Archived from the original on 25 October 2007 Retrieved 24 September 2015 Wimbledon Rolls of Honour Mixed Doubles Wimbledon official tournament website Retrieved 24 September 2015 External links EditADB biography Pat O Hara Wood at the Association of Tennis Professionals Pat O Hara Wood at the International Tennis Federation Pat O Hara Wood at the Davis Cup Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pat O 27Hara Wood amp oldid 1123731428, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
