Vere St. Leger Goold
Goold, in 1879 | |
| Full name | Vere Thomas Goold |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
| Born | 2 October 1853 Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Died | 19 April 1909 (aged 55) Île du Salut, French Guiana |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 6 |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | F (1879) |
Vere Thomas "St. Leger" Goold (2 October 1853 – 8 September 1909) was an Irish tennis player who competed for the 1879 Wimbledon All Comers' final. That year he became the first singles champion of the Irish Championships. He quickly faded from the game and in 1907 was sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island for the murder of a Swedish widow in Monte Carlo. In 1909 he died there by suicide.