A native of London, Shayes got his first introduction to tennis at the Garden Lawn Tennis Club in West Wickham and was active on tour during the 1930s. He was an architect by profession.[1]
Shayes reached the singles fourth round at Wimbledon three times and was a doubles semi-finalist twice. In his only appearance at the U.S. National Championships in 1938 he took Bobby Riggs to five sets in a third round loss.[2]
From 1938 to 1939, Shayes played for Great Britain in the Davis Cup. His 1939 reverse singles win over Bernard Destremau, which was considered an upset, secured a tie against France.[3]
Shayes ended 1939 as Great Britain's third ranked player.[1]
In 1940, Shayes was killed in a flying accident in Southern Rhodesia, while training with the Royal Air Force.[1]
ronald, shayes, ronald, alfred, shayes, september, 1912, december, 1940, british, tennis, player, full, nameronald, alfred, shayescountry, sports, great, britainborn, 1912, september, 1912died17, december, 1940, 1940, aged, southern, rhodesiaheight6, singlesgr. Ronald Alfred Shayes 12 September 1912 17 December 1940 was a British tennis player Ronald ShayesFull nameRonald Alfred ShayesCountry sports Great BritainBorn 1912 09 12 12 September 1912Died17 December 1940 1940 12 17 aged 28 Southern RhodesiaHeight6 ft 4 in 193 cm SinglesGrand Slam singles resultsFrench Open2R 1937 1938 1939 Wimbledon4R 1937 1938 1939 US Open3R 1938 DoublesGrand Slam doubles resultsWimbledonSF 1939 Grand Slam mixed doubles resultsWimbledonSF 1938 A native of London Shayes got his first introduction to tennis at the Garden Lawn Tennis Club in West Wickham and was active on tour during the 1930s He was an architect by profession 1 Shayes reached the singles fourth round at Wimbledon three times and was a doubles semi finalist twice In his only appearance at the U S National Championships in 1938 he took Bobby Riggs to five sets in a third round loss 2 From 1938 to 1939 Shayes played for Great Britain in the Davis Cup His 1939 reverse singles win over Bernard Destremau which was considered an upset secured a tie against France 3 Shayes ended 1939 as Great Britain s third ranked player 1 In 1940 Shayes was killed in a flying accident in Southern Rhodesia while training with the Royal Air Force 1 See also EditList of Great Britain Davis Cup team representativesReferences Edit a b c R Shayes Killed While Flyling Bromley amp West Kent Mercury 20 December 1940 Shayes Narrow Defeat Bromley amp West Kent Mercury 16 September 1938 Shayes Rises Nobly To Big Davis Cup Occasion Aberdeen Press and Journal 29 May 1939 External links EditRonald Shayes at the Association of Tennis Professionals Ronald Shayes at the Davis Cup Ronald Shayes at the International Tennis Federation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ronald Shayes amp oldid 1131465943, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
