Laurence Doherty

Laurence Doherty
Full nameHugh Laurence Doherty
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born(1875-10-08)8 October 1875
Wimbledon, England
Died21 August 1919(1919-08-21) (aged 43)
Broadstairs, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1893 (amateur)
Retired1910
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF1980 (member page)
Singles
Career record293–38 (88.5%)
Career titles51
Highest rankingNo. 1 (1898, ITHF)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonW (1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906)
US OpenW (1903)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonW (1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905)
US OpenW (1902, 1903)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (1903, 1904, 1905, 1906)
Medal record
Olympic Games – Tennis
1900 ParisSingles
1900 ParisDoubles
Representing a Mixed team
1900 ParisMixed doubles

Hugh Laurence Doherty (8 October 1875 – 21 August 1919) was a British tennis player and the younger brother of tennis player Reginald Doherty. He was a six-time Grand Slam champion and a double Olympic Gold medalist at the 1900 Summer Olympics in singles and doubles (also winning a Bronze in mixed doubles). In 1903 he became the first non-American player to win the U.S. National Championships.