Herbert Wilberforce
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Sir Herbert William Wrangham Wilberforce (8 February 1864 – 28 March 1941) was a British male tennis player. He was vice-president of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club from 1911 to 1921 and served as its president from 1921 to 1936.[3] In 1887, he and Patrick Bowes-Lyon won the doubles in Wimbledon.
Full name | Herbert William Wrangham Wilberforce |
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Country (sports) | Great Britain |
Born | (1864-02-08)8 February 1864 Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria |
Died | 28 March 1941(1941-03-28) (aged 77)[1] Kensington, London, England |
Singles | |
Career titles | 14 [2] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | SF (1886) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | W (1887) |
In 1888 they were unable to defend their title when they were beaten in the Challenge Round by Ernest and William Renshaw.[4] His best singles performance at Wimbledon came in 1886 when he reached the semifinal of the All Comers tournament in which he lost in five sets to compatriot Ernest Lewis.[5] He also reached the quarter-finals of the singles in 1882, 1883 and 1888.
Herbert was a brother of physicist Lionel, son of judge Edward, grandson of archdeacon Robert and great-grandson of abolitionist William Wilberforce.[citation needed]
He later served as president and chairman of the All England Lawn Tennis Club. He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1931 New Year Honours.[6]