Bert St. John

Cecil Bertram Vernon St John (28 July 1879 – 19 September 1932) was an Australian tennis player. He also represented Queensland in rugby union.^[2]

Bert St. John

Full name	Cecil Bertram Vernon St John
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	28 July 1879[1] Queensland, Australia
Died	(1932-09-19)19 September 1932 (aged 53) Queensland, Australia
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	F (1923)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (1923)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	F (1923)

St. John won the doubles title alongside Pat O'Hara Wood at the Australasian Championships, the future Australian Open, in 1923, and reached three more finals at the tournament, losing in singles to Pat O'Hara Wood in 1923, in doubles alongside Gordon Lowe in 1915, and in mixed doubles alongside Margaret Molesworth in 1923.^[3]

He is the only player to have reached a major tournament final, in singles or doubles, with only one hand.^[4]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1923	Australasian Championships	Grass	Pat O'Hara Wood	1–6, 1–6, 3–6

Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1915	Australasian Championships	Grass	Gordon Lowe	Clarence Todd Horace Rice	6–8, 4–6, 9–7, 3–6
Win	1923	Australasian Championships	Grass	Pat O'Hara Wood	Dudley Bullough Horace Rice	6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–0

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1923	Australasian Championships	Grass	Margaret Molesworth	Sylvia Lance Harper Horace Rice	6–2, 4–6, 4–6

References

1. Australia, Birth Index, 1788–1922
2. "BERT ST. JOHN DEAD". The Dalby Herald. 20 September 1932. p. 2 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "History of the Australian Open – the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific". australianopen.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
4. Collins, Bud (2003). Total Tennis: The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia, p. 30.