Arthur O'Hara Wood
1914) | |
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1914) |
Major Arthur Holroyd O'Hara Wood (10 January 1890 – 6 October 1918) was an Australian
O'Hara Wood was educated at Melbourne Grammar School and attended
O'Hara Wood won the men's singles tennis championship of NSW in 1913 and of Victoria in 1914.
In 1915, after the outbreak of the First World War, O'Hara Wood joined the Royal Flying Corps. He saw service in France and did instructional work in England in 1916. He was temporarily transferred to the Australian Flying Corps in France, then on 17 July 1918, when he celebrated his third anniversary at the war, he was appointed to an important post at flying school in England.[6]
In 1918, Major O'Hara Wood was in command of
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 title)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1914 | Australasian Championships |
Grass |  Gerald Patterson |
6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 |
Doubles (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1914 | Australasian Championships | Grass | Rodney Heath |
5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
References
- ^ Arthur Holroyd O'Hara Wood in Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificates, 1910–1950
- ^ James Grant, Perspectives of a Century (Melbourne: Trinity College, 1972), pp. 147–49.
- ^ a b "Roll of Honour 1914 –1918". Melbourne Cricket Club. pp. 17, 18. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ "Arthur O'Hara Wood". Grand Slam Tennis Archive.
- ^ "Arthur O'Hara Wood's GS Performance Timeline & Stats". Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ISBN 9780850528640.
- ^ "O'Hara Wood, Arthur Holroyd". The War Graves Photographic Project. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
