James Willard
Full name | Arthur James Willard |
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Country (sports) | Australia |
Born | (1893-04-22)22 April 1893 Tambaroora, New South Wales |
Died | 10 June 1968(1968-06-10) (aged 75) |
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | F (1926) |
French Open | 3R (1930) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1924) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 3R (1924) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1928) |
French Open | F (1930) |
Wimbledon | QF (1930) |
Olympic Games | 2R (1924) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1924, 1925) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1930) |
Arthur James Willard (22 April 1893 – 10 June 1968), better known as Jim Willard, was an Australian tennis player.
Tennis career
Willard won two mixed doubles titles alongside Daphne Akhurst at the Australasian Championships, the future Australian Open, in 1924 and 1925. Willard also finished singles runner-up to John Hawkes in 1926 and reached the semifinals in 1927 and 1930. He was the mixed doubles runner-up in Australia in 1926 and 1927, and doubles runner-up at the Australian Championships in 1928 and at the French Championships in 1930. He participated in the 1924 Wimbledon Championships, losing in the second round of the singles event. He returned at the 1930 Championships where he lost in the first round of the singles event, reached the quarterfinal of the doubles with Harry Hopman and made it to the third round of the mixed doubles partnering Lolette Payot.[1]
Willard competed in the singles and doubles event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2] In the singles he made it to the third round before being defeated by Sydney Jacob. In the doubles event he teamed up with James Bayley and reached the second round in which they lost to eventual Olympic champions Vincent Richards and Frank Hunter.[3][4]
Willard won the Sydney metropolitan championships in October 1929 after a victory in the final against Jack Crawford.[5]
He became a professional player in February 1933.[6]
From 1933 to 1941, Willard had an endorsement deal with the Alexander Patent Racket Company in Launceston, Tasmania, to produce a range of 'Jim Willard' tennis racquets.[7][8]
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1926 | Australasian Championships | Grass | John Hawkes | 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 |
Doubles (2 runners-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1928 | Australian Championships | Grass | Edgar Moon | Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon | 2–6, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1930 | French Championships | Clay | Harry Hopman | Henri Cochet Jacques Brugnon | 3–6, 7–9, 3–6 |
Mixed doubles (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1924 | Australasian Championships | Grass | Daphne Akhurst | Esna Boyd Robertson Gar Hone | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 1925 | Australasian Championships | Grass | Daphne Akhurst | Sylvia Lance Harper Robert Schlesinger | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 1926 | Australasian Championships | Grass | Daphne Akhurst | Esna Boyd Robertson John Hawkes | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1927 | Australian Championships | Grass | Youtha Anthony | Esna Boyd Robertson John Hawkes | 1–6, 3–6 |
References
- ^ "Wimbledon players archive – James Willard". AELTC.
- ^ "James Willard". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jim Willard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012.
- ^ "Anthony Willard – Olympic Results". Australian Olympic Committee.
- ^ "Tennis". The Northern Star. 28 October 1929. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Tennis Pro". The Sun. No. 7217. Sydney. 15 February 1933. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Green, Christopher (2011). What a racket! : the illustrated story of the Alexander Patent Racket Co. Ltd., Launceston, Tasmania, Australia 1925-1961. Launceston, Tas.: Bokprint Pty. Ltd. ISBN 978-0-9871085-0-0. OCLC 733310743.
- ^ "Advertising". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 6 April 1933. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
External links
- James Willard at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- James Willard at the International Tennis Federation
- James Willard at the Davis Cup
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- 1922: Esna Boyd Robertson / Jack Hawkes
- 1923: Sylvia Lance Harper / Horace Rice
- 1924: Daphne Akhurst Cozens / Jim Willard
- 1925: Daphne Akhurst Cozens / Jim Willard
- 1926: Esna Boyd Robertson / Jack Hawkes
- 1927: Esna Boyd Robertson / Jack Hawkes
- 1928: Daphne Akhurst Cozens / Jean Borotra
- 1929: Daphne Akhurst Cozens / Edgar Moon
- 1930: Nell Hall Hopman / Harry Hopman
- 1931: Marjorie Cox Crawford / Jack Crawford
- 1932: Marjorie Cox Crawford / Jack Crawford
- 1933: Marjorie Cox Crawford / Jack Crawford
- 1934: Joan Hartigan Bathurst / Edgar Moon
- 1935: Louise Bickerton / Christian Boussus
- 1936: Nell Hall Hopman / Harry Hopman
- 1937: Nell Hall Hopman / Harry Hopman
- 1938: Margaret Wilson / John Bromwich
- 1939: Nell Hall Hopman / Harry Hopman
- 1940: Nancye Wynne Bolton / Colin Long
- 1946: Nancye Wynne Bolton / Colin Long
- 1947: Nancye Wynne Bolton / Colin Long
- 1948: Nancye Wynne Bolton / Colin Long
- 1949: Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman
- 1950: Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman
- 1951: Thelma Coyne Long / George Worthington
- 1952: Thelma Coyne Long / George Worthington
- 1953: Julia Sampson Hayward / Rex Hartwig
- 1954: Thelma Coyne Long / Rex Hartwig
- 1955: Thelma Coyne Long / George Worthington
- 1956: Beryl Penrose / Neale Fraser
- 1957: Fay Muller / Mal Anderson
- 1958: Mary Bevis Hawton / Bob Howe
- 1959: Sandra Reynolds Price / Bob Mark
- 1960: Jan Lehane O'Neill / Trevor Fancutt
- 1961: Jan Lehane O'Neill / Bob Hewitt
- 1962: Lesley Turner Bowrey / Fred Stolle
- 1963: Margaret Smith Court / Ken Fletcher
- 1964: Margaret Smith Court / Ken Fletcher
- 1965: Robyn Ebbern / Owen Davidson & Margaret Smith Court / John Newcombe
- 1966: Judy Tegart-Dalton / Tony Roche
- 1967: Lesley Turner Bowrey / Owen Davidson
- 1968: Billie Jean King / Dick Crealy
- 1969: Margaret Court / Marty Riessen & Ann Haydon-Jones / Fred Stolle
- 1987: Zina Garrison / Sherwood Stewart
- 1988: Jana Novotná / Jim Pugh
- 1989: Jana Novotná / Jim Pugh
- 1990: Natalia Zvereva / Jim Pugh
- 1991: Jo Durie / Jeremy Bates
- 1992: Nicole Provis / Mark Woodforde
- 1993: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Todd Woodbridge
- 1994: Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Andrei Olhovskiy
- 1995: Natalia Zvereva / Rick Leach
- 1996: Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Mark Woodforde
- 1997: Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach
- 1998: Venus Williams / Justin Gimelstob
- 1999: Mariaan de Swardt / David Adams
- 2000: Rennae Stubbs / Jared Palmer
- 2001: Corina Morariu / Ellis Ferreira
- 2002: Daniela Hantuchová / Kevin Ullyett
- 2003: Martina Navratilova / Leander Paes
- 2004: Elena Bovina / Nenad Zimonjić
- 2005: Samantha Stosur / Scott Draper
- 2006: Martina Hingis / Mahesh Bhupathi
- 2007: Elena Likhovtseva / Daniel Nestor
- 2008: Sun Tiantian / Nenad Zimonjić
- 2009: Sania Mirza / Mahesh Bhupathi
- 2010: Cara Black / Leander Paes
- 2011: Katarina Srebotnik / Daniel Nestor
- 2012: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Horia Tecău
- 2013: Jarmila Gajdošová / Matthew Ebden
- 2014: Kristina Mladenovic / Daniel Nestor
- 2015: Martina Hingis / Leander Paes
- 2016: Elena Vesnina / Bruno Soares
- 2017: Abigail Spears / Juan Sebastián Cabal
- 2018: Gabriela Dabrowski / Mate Pavić
- 2019: Barbora Krejčíková / Rajeev Ram
- 2020: Barbora Krejčíková / Nikola Mektić
- 2021: Barbora Krejčíková / Rajeev Ram
- 2022: Kristina Mladenovic / Ivan Dodig
- 2023: Luisa Stefani / Rafael Matos
- 2024: Hsieh Su-wei / Jan Zieliński