Patrick Bowes-Lyon
Country (sports) | |
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Born | (1863-03-05)5 March 1863 Belgravia, Middlesex, England |
Died | 5 October 1946(1946-10-05) (aged 83) Westerham, Kent, England |
Singles | |
Career titles | 11[1] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | QF (1885) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | W (1887) |
Patrick Bowes-Lyon (5 March 1863 – 5 October 1946) was a British tennis player, barrister and uncle of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, mother of Queen Elizabeth II.
Career
He won the Scottish Championships in 1885, 1886 and 1888, he won the doubles at Wimbledon alongside Herbert Wilberforce. As a younger brother of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, who was Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon's father, he was a great-uncle of Queen Elizabeth II and Herbert Bowes-Lyon who also played tennis.
He stood as the Conservative Party candidate for Barnard Castle.
Personal life
The fifth of seven sons and one of the eleven children of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and of Frances Dora Smith, he married Alice Wiltshire, daughter of George Wiltshire, on 9 August 1893.
He and his wife Alice had four children:
- Lt. Gavin Patrick (13 December 1895 – 27 November 1917) – killed in action in World War I; never married, no issue
- Angus Patrick (22 October 1899 – 10 July 1923) – committed suicide; never married, no issue
- Jean Barbara (9 October 1904 – 7 January 1963) – never married, no issue
- Margaret Ann (14 June 1907 – 14 August 1999) – married 2 June 1945 Lt. Col. Francis Arthur Philip D'Abreu (1 October 1904 – 6 November 1995). Had one son and two daughters: Anthony Patrick John D'Abreu (born 17 March 1946), Francesca D'Abreu (born 7 February 1948), and Anne Teresa Alice D'Abreu (16 February 1950 – 17 April 1995).
Besides being a British tennis player, he was also known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's paternal uncle. He was a guest at her wedding to Prince Albert in 1923.
He died on 5 October 1946, aged 83. His widow died in 1953 at the age of 86.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1887 | Wimbledon | Herbert Wilberforce | H.J. Crispe E. Barratt-Smith | 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 1888 | Wimbledon | Herbert Wilberforce | Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw | 6–2, 6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Notes
- ^ "Patrick Bowes- Lyon: Stats". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
References
- The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal: The Clarence Volume, Containing the Descendants of George, Duke of Clarence by (Melville Henry de Massue) Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval, p 83, c) 1905.
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- 1884: William Renshaw / Ernest Renshaw
- 1885: William Renshaw / Ernest Renshaw
- 1886: William Renshaw / Ernest Renshaw
- 1887: Herbert Wilberforce / Patrick Bowes-Lyon
- 1888: William Renshaw / Ernest Renshaw
- 1889: William Renshaw / Ernest Renshaw
- 1890: Joshua Pim / Frank Stoker
- 1891: Wilfred Baddeley / Herbert Baddeley
- 1892: Ernest Lewis / Harry S. Barlow
- 1893: Joshua Pim / Frank Stoker
- 1894: Wilfred Baddeley / Herbert Baddeley
- 1895: Wilfred Baddeley / Herbert Baddeley
- 1896: Wilfred Baddeley / Herbert Baddeley
- 1897: Reginald Doherty / Laurence Doherty
- 1898: Reginald Doherty / Laurence Doherty
- 1899: Reginald Doherty / Laurence Doherty
- 1900: Reginald Doherty / Laurence Doherty
- 1901: Reginald Doherty / Laurence Doherty
- 1902: Sydney Smith / Frank Riseley
- 1903: Reginald Doherty / Laurence Doherty
- 1904: Reginald Doherty / Laurence Doherty
- 1905: Reginald Doherty / Laurence Doherty
- 1906: Sydney Smith / Frank Riseley
- 1907: Norman Brookes / Anthony Wilding
- 1908: Anthony Wilding / Major Ritchie
- 1909: Arthur Gore / Herbert Barrett
- 1910: Anthony Wilding / Major Ritchie
- 1911: André Gobert / Max Decugis
- 1912: Herbert Barrett / Charles Dixon
- 1913: Herbert Barrett / Charles Dixon
- 1914: Norman Brookes / Anthony Wilding
- 1915–18: No competition (World War I)
- 1919: R. V. Thomas / Pat O'Hara Wood
- 1920: R. Norris Williams / Chuck Garland
- 1921: Randolph Lycett / Max Woosnam
- 1922: James Anderson / Randolph Lycett
- 1923: Leslie Godfree / Randolph Lycett
- 1924: Francis Hunter / Vincent Richards
- 1925: Jean Borotra / René Lacoste
- 1926: Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
- 1927: Francis Hunter / Bill Tilden
- 1928: Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
- 1929: Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
- 1930: Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
- 1931: George Lott / John Van Ryn
- 1932: Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon
- 1933: Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon
- 1934: George Lott / Lester Stoefen
- 1935: Jack Crawford / Adrian Quist
- 1936: Pat Hughes / Raymond Tuckey
- 1937: Don Budge / Gene Mako
- 1938: Don Budge / Gene Mako
- 1939: Elwood Cooke / Bobby Riggs
- 1940–45: No competition (World War II)
- 1946: Tom Brown / Jack Kramer
- 1947: Bob Falkenburg / Jack Kramer
- 1948: John Bromwich / Frank Sedgman
- 1949: Pancho Gonzales / Frank Parker
- 1950: John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
- 1951: Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman
- 1952: Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman
- 1953: Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall
- 1954: Rex Hartwig / Mervyn Rose
- 1955: Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad
- 1956: Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall
- 1957: Budge Patty / Gardnar Mulloy
- 1958: Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt
- 1959: Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser
- 1960: Rafael Osuna / Dennis Ralston
- 1961: Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser
- 1962: Bob Hewitt / Fred Stolle
- 1963: Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox
- 1964: Bob Hewitt / Fred Stolle
- 1965: John Newcombe / Tony Roche
- 1966: Ken Fletcher / John Newcombe
- 1967: Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
- 1968: John Newcombe / Tony Roche
- 1969: John Newcombe / Tony Roche
- 1970: John Newcombe / Tony Roche
- 1971: Roy Emerson / Rod Laver
- 1972: Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
- 1973: Jimmy Connors / Ilie Năstase
- 1974: John Newcombe / Tony Roche
- 1975: Vitas Gerulaitis / Gene Mayer
- 1976: Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez
- 1977: Ross Case / Geoff Masters
- 1978: Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
- 1979: Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
- 1980: Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee
- 1981: Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
- 1982: Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee
- 1983: Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
- 1984: Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
- 1985: Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy
- 1986: Joakim Nyström / Mats Wilander
- 1987: Ken Flach / Robert Seguso
- 1988: Ken Flach / Robert Seguso
- 1989: John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd
- 1990: Rick Leach / Jim Pugh
- 1991: John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd
- 1992: John McEnroe / Michael Stich
- 1993: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
- 1994: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
- 1995: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
- 1996: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
- 1997: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
- 1998: Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis
- 1999: Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes
- 2000: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
- 2001: Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer
- 2002: Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge
- 2003: Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge
- 2004: Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge
- 2005: Stephen Huss / Wesley Moodie
- 2006: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
- 2007: Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra
- 2008: Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić
- 2009: Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić
- 2010: Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner
- 2011: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
- 2012: Jonathan Marray / Frederik Nielsen
- 2013: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
- 2014: Vasek Pospisil / Jack Sock
- 2015: Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău
- 2016: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
- 2017: Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo
- 2018: Mike Bryan / Jack Sock
- 2019: Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah
- 2020: No competition (COVID-19 pandemic)
- 2021: Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić
- 2022: Matthew Ebden / Max Purcell
- 2023: Wesley Koolhof / Neal Skupski
- 2024: Harri Heliövaara / Henry Patten