Percival Davson
| Full name | Percival May Davson | ||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1877 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 December 1959 (aged 82) Paddington, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1906 (amateur tour) | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1926 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (1919, A. Wallis Myers)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (1914, 1922) | ||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| WHCC | 1R (1920) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | SF (1920) | ||||||||||||||
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| WCCC | W (1920) | ||||||||||||||
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| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (1921) | ||||||||||||||
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| Davis Cup | F (1919Ch) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Percival May Davson (30 September 1877 – 5 December 1959) was a British fencer and tennis player. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2][3] He also competed in the Davis Cup in 1919.[4]
In April 1913, Percival won the singles title at the British Covered Court Championships, defeating Erik Larsen in the final in four sets.[5]
Davson was ranked world No. 8 in 1919 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph.[1] He reached the Wimbledon quarter finals in 1914 (losing to Alfred Beamish) and 1922 (losing to Randolph Lycett).
World Championships finals
Doubles: (1 title)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1920 | World Covered Court Championships | Wood | Theodore Mavrogordato | Alfred Beamish Frank Fisher |
4–6, 10–8, 13–11, 3–6, 6–3 |
References
- ^ a b United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 422.
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Percival Davson". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ "Percival Davson Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ "Percival Davson". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis – Covered Courts Championship". Dublin Daily Express. British Newspaper Archive. 28 April 1913. p. 9.
External links
- Percival Davson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Percival Davson at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Percival Davson at the International Tennis Federation
- Percival Davson at the Davis Cup (archived)
- Percival Davson at Wimbledon
- Percival Davson at Olympedia