John Hartley (tennis)
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John Hartley (tennis)
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Rev. John Thorneycroft Hartley was a tennis player from England, and the only clergyman to win Wimbledon. Hartley won the 1879 Gentlemen's Singles title against Irish champion, Vere St. Leger Goold in three sets on 15 July, retaining his title the following year, 1880, by defeating Herbert Lawford in the Challenge Round, 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3. Hartley lost in 37 minutes in the 1881 Gentlemen's Singles final, to William Renshaw, 0–6, 1–6, 1–6. This was the shortest final on record and it was reporte
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English clergyman and tennis player
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2024-01-23T22:50:32Z
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