Peter Latham (tennis)

Peter Walker Latham (1865–1953) was a British racquets and real tennis player.

Peter Latham
In The Sketch, 26 October 1898
Born
Peter Walker Latham

(1865-05-10)10 May 1865
Manchester, England
Died22 November 1953(1953-11-22) (aged 88)
Chiswick, England
Occupation(s)Racquets, real tennis player
Spouse
Annie Sarah Carpenter
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(m. 1888)​
Children5

Biography

Peter Latham was born in Manchester on 10 May 1865. He married Annie Sarah Carpenter in 1888, and they had five children.[1]

Latham held the Rackets World Championships title from 1887 to 1902. He was also the world champion of real tennis from 1895 to 1905, and again from 1907 to 1908.[1]

He died at his home in Chiswick on 22 November 1953.[1]

See also

References
  1. Vamplew, Wray. "Latham, Peter Walker". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/34418. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)


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