Champion Russell
| Full name | Champion Branfill Russell |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  GBR |
| Born | April 1860 North Ockendon, Essex, England |
| Died | 8 September 1945 Romford, Essex, England. |
| Turned pro | 1880 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1888 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 40/28 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1881) |
Champion Branfill Russell (April 1860 – 8 September 1945),Northern Championships. He was active from 1880 to 1888 and he contested 5 career finals won 2 titles.[4]
Career
Champion played his first tournament at the
Leicester Lawn Tennis Club Tournament, in Leicester where he lost to Stuart Macrae.[4] In June 1881 he won his first title at the Victoria Park Lawn Tennis Tournament at Exeter against Spencer Cox.[4] In July 1881 he took part in the Wimbledon Championships where he reached the second round before losing to HC Jenkins.[5]
In the late summer of 1881 he won his second and final title at the Teignmouth Open in Teignmouth defeating Charles John Cole.[4] In the autumn of 1881 he reached the final of the
Northern Championships he defeated two time Wimbledon champion John Hartley in the semi-finals, before losing to Herbert Wilberforce in the final in four sets.[4] In 1888 he played his last tournament at the Essex Championships at Chingford where he lost in the quarter-finals to FOS Reade.[4]
Personal
Champion B. Russell was born in North Ockendon, Essex, in April 1860 to Lt Col Champion Edward Branfill Russell and Emily Augusta Way.[6] He was landowner and gentleman farmer by profession.[7][8] Champion Branfill Russell married Isabel Ellen Bruce and had 6 children.[6] He died on 8 September 1945 in Romford, Essex, England.[6]
References
- ^ "Champion Branfill Russell 1860-1945 - Ancestry®". www.ancestry.com. Ancestry USA. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Player Profile - C. B. Russell". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Draw Archive 1881". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Nieuwland, Alex. "Player – Champion Branfill Russell". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ AELTC
- ^ a b c Ancestry USA
- ^ "RUSSELL, Henry Branfill". www.greshamsatwar.co.uk. GRESHAM'S SCHOOL. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Herbert Brooks". www.thurrock-history.org.uk. Thurrock Local History Society. Retrieved 17 January 2023.