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Major Ritchie
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Major Josiah George Ritchie (18 October 1870 – 28 February 1955) was a tennis player from Great Britain. Major was his first name, not a military title.[2] He was born in Westminster, educated at Brighton College and died in Ashford.[3]
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Full name | Major Josiah George Ritchie | ||||||||||||||
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Born | (1870-10-18)18 October 1870 Westminster, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 28 February 1955(1955-02-28) (aged 84) Ashford, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1893 (amateur) | ||||||||||||||
Retired | 1933 | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
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Career record | 1274–371 (77.4%)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 131[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Wimbledon | F (1902AC, 1903AC, 1904AC, 1909Ch) | ||||||||||||||
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WCCC | SF (1920) | ||||||||||||||
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Wimbledon | W (1908, 1910) | ||||||||||||||
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