John Thorneycroft Hartley (January 9, 1849 – August 21, 1935) was a tennis player from England, and the only clergyman to win Wimbledon. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious
Born in Tong, Shropshire, as the winner of the All Comer's Final, Hartley won the 1879 Gentlemans Singles title by default, after the 1878 Champion, Frank Hadow failed to defend his title. Tong is a Village in Shropshire in England. It is near junction 3 of the M54 motorway ( A41) near Albrighton. This is a list of Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles champions. List By country See also Wimbledon Championships Patrick Francis (Frank Hadow ( January 24 1855 Regent's Park - June 29 1946 Bridgwater Somerset) was an English Hartley retained his title the following year by defeating Herbert Lawford, 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3. Herbert Lawford ( May 15, 1851 &ndash April 20, 1925) was a Tennis player from Great Britain who won the men's singles
Hartley lost in thirty seven minutes in the 1881 Gentleman's Singles final, to William Renshaw, 0–6, 1–6, 1–6. William ("Willie" Charles Renshaw (born January 3, 1861 in Leamington Warwickshire &ndash died August 12, 1904 in
Hartley married Alice Margaret Lascelles, a granddaughter of Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood, in 1875. Henry Lascelles 3rd Earl of Harewood ( June 11 1797 &ndash February 22 1857) known as Viscount Lascelles from 1820 to 1841 was They had no children.
In 1926, at the Golden Jubilee championships, Hartley was presented with a Silver medal by Queen Mary, as one of thirty four surviving champions.
Hartley died at the age of 86 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire. Knaresborough is an historic Market town and Spa town in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, located four miles Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain.
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Grand Slam singles finals
Wins (2)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1879 | Wimbledon | Winner by default, beat Vere St. Leger Goold | 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 in the All Comers' Final |
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1880 | Wimbledon | Herbert Lawford | 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
Runner-ups (1)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1881 | Wimbledon | William Renshaw | 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 |
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