Pat Spence

Patrick Spence
Full namePatrick Dennis Benham Spence
Country (sports)South Africa
Born(1898-02-11)11 February 1898
Queenstown, Cape Colony
Died22 November 1983(1983-11-22) (aged 85)
Turned pro1922 (amateur tour)[1]
Retired1936
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career titles14
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenSF (1927)
WimbledonQF (1926)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games4R (1924)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonSF (1924)[2]
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenW (1931)[3]
WimbledonW (1928)[3]

Patrick Spence (11 February 1898 – 22 November 1983) was a South African tennis player. He was born in Queenstown, South Africa. He competed mainly in Great Britain and found his form in hard court tournaments. He notably won the mixed doubles championships at Wimbledon in 1928 with Elizabeth Ryan and at the French Open in 1931 with Betty Nuthall. He also competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[4] He was active from 1922 to 1936 and won 14 career singles titles on grass and clay courts outdoors, as well as indoor wood courts.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Straits4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Tennis Championships, Brookes Defeated in Doubles" (PDF). The Argus (24, 308). Melbourne, Australia: 4. 4 July 1924. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Grasso was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Pat Spence". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

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