Archdale Palmer
Full nameArchdale Palmer
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born1865 [1]
Epping, Essex, United Kingdom
Died9 February 1950 (aged 84) [2]
Epping, Essex, United Kingdom
Turned pro1889 (amateur tour)
Retired1907
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonSF (1893)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonSF (1892, 1893)

Archdale Palmer (1865–1950) was a British tennis player in the early years of Wimbledon. Palmer became Secretary of the All England Lawn Tennis Club in 1899 and was appointed managing director of Slazenger in 1905.[3] His position at Slazenger was considered a conflict of interest by the A.E.L.T. C. (Slazenger manufactured the balls used at Wimbledon). Palmer resigned as Secretary in 1906.[4] Palmer lost his opening match at Wimbledon 1892 to Harry Barlow. He reached the Wimbledon semifinals in 1893, losing to Harold Mahony.[5] In 1894 he lost his opening match at Wimbledon to Herbert Baddeley. In 1893 Palmer won the Dinard men's singles title beating Arthur Gore in the Challenge Round in five sets.[6] Palmer also played real tennis. He was Captain in the Essex Regiment in World War 1.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "FreeBMD Entry Info".
  3. ↑ Farrell, Thomas (20 January 2016). "Balls of fire: Slazenger". letslookagain.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Lake, Robert J. (3 October 2014). A Social History of Tennis in Britain. Routledge. ISBN 9781134445578. Retrieved 17 September 2017 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "The Championships 1893 – Gentlemen's Singles" (PDF). Wimbledon. AELTC.
  6. ↑ Archives, Tennis. "Archdale Palmer". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  7. ↑ Lake, Robert J. (3 October 2014). A Social History of Tennis in Britain. Routledge. ISBN 9781134445578. Retrieved 17 September 2017 – via Google Books.
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