Archdale Palmer
| Full name | Archdale Palmer |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
| Born | 1865 [1] Epping, Essex, United Kingdom |
| Died | 9 February 1950 (aged 84) [2] Epping, Essex, United Kingdom |
| Turned pro | 1889 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1907 |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | SF (1893) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | SF (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]
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- ^ Archives, Tennis. "Archdale Palmer". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ Lake, Robert J. (3 October 2014). A Social History of Tennis in Britain. Routledge. ISBN 9781134445578. Retrieved 17 September 2017 – via Google Books.