Ernest Black

Ernest Douglas Black (date of birth unknown-1931;[1] also credited as "Edmund D. Black") was a British tennis player active in the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Ernest Black
Full nameErnest Douglas Black
Country (sports) United Kingdom
BornYorkshire, England
Died1931
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon2R (1921)
US OpenQF (1900)
Team competitions
Davis CupF (1900)

Tennis career

Black reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. National Championships in 1900, losing to the only other competing British player, future three-time Wimbledon champion Arthur Gore. He competed in the very first edition of the Davis Cup (then known as the International Lawn Tennis Challenge) in 1900.[2]

References

  1. Béla Kehrling, ed. (6 June 1931). "Külföldi hírek" [International news] (PDF). Tennisz és Golf (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Egyesült Kő-, Könyvnyomda. Könyv- és Lapkiadó Rt. III (11–12): 219. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  2. Gillmeister, Heiner (1990). Tennis: A Cultural History, p. 215.


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