Full name | Rice Thomas Hopkins Gemmell |
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Born | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia | 4 March 1896
Died | 10 May 1972[1] | (aged 76)
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | W (1921) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1921) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1926) |
Rice Thomas Hopkins Gemmell (1896–1972) was an Australian tennis player.
Born in Caulfield, Victoria, by 1916 he was living in Claremont, Western Australia and was enlisted in World War I as a bombardier.[2] Gemmell is best known for winning the 1921 Australasian Championships men's singles title, held at Perth, where he beat Alf Hedeman in the final.[3] In the same year, he also won the men's doubles title, partnering Stanley Eaton. Gemmell was Western Australia's top player during the 1920s. In 1924 Gemmell opened a store which sold sports equipment with fellow player Keith McDougall.[4] Gemmell turned professional in 1927. In 1932 he became a gold miner and in 1940 he survived a car crash in which the driver of the car died.[1] He died in 1972 and is interred in Tewantin, Queensland.
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1)
Winner (1)
Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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1921 | Australasian Championships | Grass | ![]() |
7–5, 6–1, 6–4 |
Doubles (1)
Winner (1)
Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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1921 | Australasian Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3, 6–3 |
References
- ^ a b "Rice Gemmell". Grand Slam Tennis Archive.
- ^ "Details (The AIF Project)". www.aif.adfa.edu.au.
- ^ "Australasian Open 1921". Grand Slam Tennis Archive.
- ^ "14 Nov 1924 - General News". Trove.