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Laurence Doherty

Laurence Doherty
Laurence Doherty, English tennis player and golfer (d. 1919)

Hugh Laurence Doherty was a British tennis player and the younger brother of tennis player Reginald Doherty. He was a six-time Grand Slam champion and a double Olympic Gold medalist at the 1900 Summer Olympics in singles and doubles. In 1903 he became the first non-American player to win the U.S. National Championships.

8 October 1875

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