For the Australian footballer, see Harold Mahony (footballer).
Harold Mahony
Full name
Harold Segerson Mahony
Country (sports)
United Kingdom
Born
(1867-02-13)13 February 1867 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died
27 June 1905(1905-06-27) (aged 38) County Kerry, Ireland
Height
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro
1890 (amateur tour)
Retired
1905 (death)
Singles
Career titles
43
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon
W (1896)
US Open
4R (1903)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon
F (1892, 1903)
US Open
F (1897)
Medal record
Representing Great Britain
1900 Paris
Singles
1900 Paris
Doubles
Representing a Mixed team
1900 Paris
Mixed doubles
Harold Segerson Mahony (13 February 1867 – 27 June 1905) was a Scottish-born Irish tennis player who is best known for winning the singles title at the Wimbledon Championships in 1896. His career lasted from 1888 until his death in 1905. Mahony was born in Scotland but lived in Ireland for the majority of his life; his family were Irish including both of his parents, the family home was in County Kerry, Southwestern Ireland. He was the last Scottish born man to win Wimbledon until the victory of Andy Murray at the 2013 championships.[1]
Harold Segerson Mahony (13 February 1867 – 27 June 1905) was a Scottish-born Irish tennis player who is best known for winning the singles title at the...
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and the first Scottish-born player to win a Grand Slam final since HaroldMahony in 1896. The win would also set several records for Murray: it involved...
None of the leading players of the time such as Wimbledon champion HaroldMahony, U.S champion Robert Wrenn, William Larned or Wilfred Baddeley participated...
to play each other before the final. In the final Doherty defeated HaroldMahony in three straight sets. Doherty also won the doubles title at the 1900...
Wimbledon in 1896 (losing in five sets to HaroldMahony) and 1900 (losing to Sydney Smith in straight sets). "Harold Nisbet: Career match record". thetennisbase...
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