(1881-07-26)26 July 1881 Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland
Died
27 February 1946(1946-02-27) (aged 64) Llandudno, Conwy, Wales
Turned pro
1900 (amateur tour)
Retired
1925[1]
Plays
Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record
193–40 (82.83%)
Career titles
31
Highest ranking
No. 1 (1914, P.A. Vaile)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open
W (1912)
Wimbledon
SF (1910, 1913)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open
W (1912)
Wimbledon
F (1920)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon
W (1914)
Team competitions
Davis Cup
W (1912)
Rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
–
Monkstown
()
–
DUFC
()
Senior career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1901–1908
Leinster
10
()
Correct as of 30 January 2021
International career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1903–1909
Ireland
20
(36)
Correct as of 8 February 2021[3]
Medal record
Representing Great Britain
Tennis, Summer Olympics
1908 London
Outdoor doubles
James Cecil Parke (26 July 1881 – 27 February 1946) was an Irish rugby union player, tennis player, golfer, solicitor and World War I veteran.[4] He became an Olympic silver medallist, Davis Cup champion, Wimbledon Mixed Doubles winner and Australasian Championships winner in both Singles and Doubles. He has often been referred to as Ireland's greatest ever sportsman.[5][6]
^"Irish Identity: Ireland's greatest all-round sportsman". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
^Vaile, P.A. (1915). Modern Tennis (2nd ed.). p. 242.
^"James Parke". ESPNscrum. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
^"James Cecil Parke". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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