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General First nameFrancis Wordsworth (Frank)
LastnameDonisthorpe
GenderMale
CountryEngland
Date of birth1878-00-00
Place of birthLondon, England
Date of death1946-06-30
Place of deathLondon, England

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Archive statistics Career1897 - 1928
Tournament wins2
Matches53
Match wins28

Tournament wins 1925 - Gipsy Club Professional Tournament (Professional)
1921 - Shanklin (Amateur)

Tournaments World Pro Championships - 1928

Round 1

W. G. Seymour 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

w.o.

World Pro Championships - 1927

Round 1

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
F.W. Last

6-2 6-1

Round 2

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
F.H. Poulson

8-10 6-4 7-5

Round 3

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
P. Jacobs

6-2 6-3

Quarterfinals

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
C. Sprey-Smith

6-1 6-0

Semifinals

Daniel (Dan) Maskell 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

6-4 2-0 ret.

Gipsy Club Professional Tournament - 1926

Round 1

G.W. Murray 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

w.o.

Gipsy Club Professional Tournament - 1925

Round 1

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
N. Cooper

w.o.

Quarterfinals

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
T.R. Jones

6-1 8-10 7-5 4-6 7-5

Semifinals

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
Charles Robert Hierons

6-4 6-2 7-5

Final

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
Charles Richard Read

6-4 6-1 6-4

Bristol Cup - 1924

Round 1

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
A.L. Bréaud (Breaud)

6-1 6-1 6-2

Quarterfinals

A.A. Page 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

6-1 6-0 6-2

Cannes Pro Championships - 1922

Round 1

A.A. Page 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

w.o.

Walthamstow Pro - 1922

Quarterfinals

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
Edmund Burke

6-3 6-4 7-5

Semifinals

Charles Richard Read 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

6-0 6-2 6-2

Wimbledon - 1921

Round 1

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
Harold Issidro Tower Aitken

4-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-0

Round 2

André Gobert 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

6-0 4-6 6-1 6-0

Shanklin - 1921

Final

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
Sydney Ford

6-2 4-6 6-3

Bristol Cup - 1921

Round 1

A.A. Page 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

w.o.

Middlesex Championships - 1920

Round 1

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
Douglas Ingram

7-5 6-3

Round 2

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
L.S. Hunter

6-1 6-0

Round 3

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
Alfred Warburton Davson

6-3 6-1

Round 4

Major Josiah George Ritchie 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

6-3 6-0

Wimbledon - 1919

Round 1

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
Geoffrey Blenkinsop Youll

6-0 6-0 6-1

Round 2

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
Mark Hick

3-6 7-5 7-5 6-3

Round 3

André Gobert 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

10-12 6-2 6-0 6-2

Queens Club Tournament - 1919

Round 1

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
C.K. Pitt

6-2 6-0 6-1

Round 2

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
S. Shelford

6-1 6-2 6-1

Round 3

Louis Raymond 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

6-3 6-3 6-1

Kent Championships - 1919

Round 2

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
Cecil Arthur McConchie

6-1 6-3

Round 3

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
F.L. Baker

6-4 6-3

Quarterfinals

Francis Riou Leighton-Crawford 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

6-0 4-6 6-4

Shanklin - 1919

Final

George Caridia 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

8-10 6-4 6-2 6-4

Wimbledon - 1903

Round 1

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
John Evelyn Pennington Mellor

6-3 6-3 6-2

Round 2

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
Henry Wilson-Fox

6-4 2-6 3-6 6-4 6-3

Round 3

Henry Pollard 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

8-6 6-3 4-6 7-9 7-5

Kent Championships - 1902

Round 1

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
A.S. Bradley

4-6 6-2 6-3

Round 2

Roderick McNair 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

6-4 6-4

Surrey Championships - 1902

Round 2

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
Archibald John McNair

6-1 6-3

Quarterfinals

Brame Hillyard 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

4-6 6-3 6-2

Kent Championships - 1901

Round 1

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
E.H. Meaden

6-2 6-2

Round 2

Frederick Russell Canning 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

7-5 6-0

Kent Championships - 1900

Round 1

Sidney Wallis Newling 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

7-5 4-0 ret.

South of England Championships - 1900

Round 2

Oswald Milne 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

6-4 6-2

Kent Championships - 1899

Round 1

Turketil George Pearson Greville 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

6-1 6-3

Warwickshire Championships - 1899

Round 2

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
Edward Yatman

7-5 6-4

Quarterfinals

Edward Roy (Roy) Allen 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

6-0 6-2

Kent Championships - 1898

Round 2

Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe 1 *
E.G. Blades

6-3 6-3

Quarterfinals

Robert Fletcher Leslie 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

6-1 6-2

Warwickshire Championships - 1898

Round 1

Sydney Lawrence Fry 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

6-4 6-3

Warwickshire Championships - 1897

Round 1

Charles Gladstone Allen 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

6-3 6-2

Edgbaston - 1897

Round 2

George Hillyard 1 *
Francis Wordsworth (Frank) Donisthorpe

w.o.

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