Walter Clopton Wingfield
Walter Clopton Wingfield | |
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Wingfield from Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News 1881 | |
| Born | Walter Clompton Wingfield 16 October 1833 Ruabon, Wales |
| Died | 18 April 1912 (aged 78) London, England |
| Burial place | Kensal Green Cemetery |
Major Walter Clopton Wingfield MVO (16 October 1833 – 18 April 1912) was a Welsh inventor and a British Army officer who was one of the pioneers of lawn tennis. Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1997 as the founder of modern lawn tennis, an example of the original equipment for the sport and a bust of Wingfield can be seen at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum.