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Two young ladies standing next to a tennis net, 1947

from State Library of Queensland

  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    Some interesting facts: Tennis arrived in Australia in the 1870’s and soon became a popular social game. Courts began springing up across the country from the big cities to the countryside. Originally partaken by women in Europe it was immediately popular with both sexes in Australia. And since 1900 Australian players have been ranked as some of the best on the world scene. From the early days tennis was instantly popular with women although there was no financial support to help with overseas travel to attend tournaments. However, with the aid of fundraising, Daphne Akhurst made the finals of Wimbledon in 1928. Ten years later, Nancy Bolton was the first Australian woman to play in a USA Championship final. In 1963 and 1964, Lesley Bowery won the French Open Singles titles being the first Australian woman to do so. And in 1961 and 1967 she also won the mixed doubles at Wimbledon. Source: www.chatswoodtennis.com.au/the-history-of-australian-tennis/

August 17, 1927

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

  • 14 older comments, and then…
  • Daniel Romero said:
    awesome
  • Swordscookie said:
    Lovely family shot NLI and a great story. They are a handsome bunch and the tennis rackets are so much more in keeping than a shotgun!
  • Patricia Sahertian said:
    great story! thanks
  • Juan Antonio Armijo Gaete said:
    Very interesting, thanks!
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    PatricksMercy Thanks for that! Always great to be able to add "order" tag...

Soutar and Williams, tennis (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • trialsanderrors said:
    RACQUET CHAMPIONSHIP.; Williams and Soutar Ready for First Game of Series for Title. By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The Yew York Times. LONDON, April 5. -- Great interest is evidenced in the match to-day at the Queens Club for the professional racquet championship of the world between Charles Williams, the professional of Harrow School, and Jock Soutar, who holds a similar position with the Philadelphia Racquet and Tennis Club. The New York Times, April 5, 1913, Saturday, page 16, 423 words
  • Richard Norton said:
    Pierre Etchebaster, a Basque from St. Jean de Luz and the Jeu de Paume of Paris, beat the best court tennis players in the U. S. last week in Philadelphia. Jock Soutar, Britisher, met him in the finals for the national championship in the Racquet Club of Philadelphia. Source: www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,880968,00.html?... 2006 Jock Soutar Tournaments: The Racquet Club of Philadelphia hosted the annual Jock Soutar Singles and Doubles Championships. Combined with the Jimmy Dunn court tennis tournament and an invitational squash tournament, the Jock Soutar weekend is massive whirlwind of racket sports and parties. Source: www.northamericanrackets.com/htm files/Philadelphia.htm
  • trialsanderrors said:
    Rackets (British English) or Racquets (American English) is an indoor racquet sport played in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada. The sport is infrequently called "hard rackets," possibly to distinguish it from the related sport of squash (formerly called "squash rackets"). World champions 1911–13, 1929–35 Charles Williams (Great Britain) 1913–29 Jock Soutar (USA)
  • brockwell: said:
    Thank you both for your informative comments.
  • Velurajah Selliah said:
    Beautiful capture absolutely lovely ! Well done!!



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