Herman Francis
David
Male
England
1905-06-26
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
1974-02-25
Merton, London, England
He was an English tennis administrator, and former player, noted as a chairman of the All England Club. He served as a Davis Cup team representative in 1932 and was a non-playing captain from 1953 until 1958 (he succeeded Dr. Gregory in that position).
Herman F. David has been appointed Chairman of the All England Lawn Tennis Club in succession to the late Dr. J.C. Gregory who died suddenly in January of 1959. As All England Club chairman Mr. David will occupy the key position in the administration of the Wimbledon Championships which the club runs jointly with the Lawn Tennis Association.
As an administrator David advocated "open tennis" and played a pivotal role in making it a reality by announcing the first open edition of the Wimbledon Championships in 1968. In 1998, the International Tennis Hall of Fame inducted him as a contributor.
"A pioneer of “Open Tennis,” David was a determined advocate of that concept during his long tenure as chairman of the All England club. After holding the first professional tournament at Wimbledon in August 1967, he and his committee made a bold move by proclaiming that all sanctioned tennis tournaments in Great Britain would be open to all players, and there would be no need for a distinction between amateur and professional. This December 1967 declaration was a crucial step on the way to the start of the Open Era in 1968, beginning with the Hard Court Championships of Great Britain in April. The French Open was the first of the major events to allow amateurs and professionals to compete together, and Wimbledon was next, thanks largely to the efforts of David." - Source: ITHF website
1923 - 1947
7
58
23
1939 - Highbury (Amateur)
1936 - Highbury (Amateur)
1935 - Highbury (Amateur)
1933 - Surrey Championships (Amateur)
1932 - Hampstead Hard Courts (Amateur)
1932 - Highbury (Amateur)
1931 - Hampstead Hard Courts (Amateur)
Round 1
Sumant Chandra (Tiny) Misra 1 *
Herman David
4-6
8-6
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Herman David 1 *
Alexander M. Hamburger
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Ronald Stanley McKenzie 1 *
Herman David
3-6
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Herman David 1 *
Derek Neville Hardwick
8-6
9-7
6-2
Round 2
Ivo Rinkel 1 *
Herman David
6-4
9-11
6-3
4-6
6-3
Round 1
Herman David 1 *
Clifford Joseph (Cliff) Hovell
6-0
6-3
Round 2
Frederick (Derrick) Leyland 1 *
Herman David
6-1
6-4
Round 1
Herman David 1 *
Gordon Stephen William Fitt
6-2
6-1
5-7
6-3
Round 2
Dragutin Mitic 1 *
Herman David
6-4
7-5
6-4
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Herman David
3-3
divided
Final
Herman David 1 *
Robert Edward (Bob) Mulliken
6-0
4-6
6-3
Round 1
Robert Tinkler 1 *
Herman David
6-2
6-2
2-6
7-5
Final
Edmund John David 1 *
Herman David
6-4
2-6
6-4
Round 1
Herman David 1 *
Tod Hughan
6-4
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Jiro Yamagishi 1 *
Herman David
6-1,6-4,6-3
Final
Kho Sin-Khie 1 *
Herman David
6-4
6-3
Final
Charles Hare 1 *
Herman David
6-0
6-4
Round 1
André Martin-Legeay 1 *
Herman David
7-5
2-6
6-4
7-5
Final
Herman David 1 *
Jacques van den Eynde
4-6
6-1
6-3
Round 1
Eskel Andrews 1 *
Herman David
6-1
7-5
6-1
Round 1
Pat Sherwood 1 *
Herman David
6-0
1-6
6-1
Final
Herman David 1 *
Frank Wilde
3-6
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Ted Avory 1 *
Herman David
5-7
6-4
6-4
4-6
8-6
Round 1
Giorgio De Stefani 1 *
Herman David
6-0
6-3
6-2
Final
Patrick Spence 1 *
Herman David
7-5
6-8
7-5
Round 1
Herman David 1 *
Hira-Lal Soni
6-3
6-0
6-3
Round 2
Fred Perry 1 *
Herman David
6-4
6-3
5-7
6-1
Round 1
Herman David 1 *
Jérôme Mital
6-3
8-6
6-4
Round 2
André Martin-Legeay 1 *
Herman David
8-6
6-2
6-3
Quarterfinals
Roderich Menzel 1 *
Herman David
?
Final
Herman David 1 *
Nigel G. Sharpe
6-4
6-4
Final
Herman David 1 *
David H. Williams
4-6
7-5
7-5
Round 1
Herman David 1 *
James (Jimmy) R. Reddall
6-4
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Frank Shields 1 *
Herman David
2-6
6-0
6-3
6-4
Round 2
John Olliff 1 *
Herman David
6-4
6-4
7-5
Round 1
Herman David 1 *
Harry Schwenker
6-4
6-2
7-5
Round 2
Herman David 1 *
Wolfgang Blaum
6-1
3-6
6-3
6-4
Round 3
Hyotare Satoh 1 *
Herman David
6-3
6-2
6-4
Quarterfinals
Vernon Kirby 1 *
Herman David
4-6
6-1
7-5
Semifinals
Herman David 1 *
Horace Keats Lester
3-6
6-3
6-1
Final
Jiro Satoh 1 *
Herman David
7-5
6-4
Poule
Herman David 1 *
Edward McGuire
6-3
unfinished
Poule
Harry F. Cronin 1 *
Herman David
0-6
6-3
9-7
Poule
Herman David 1 *
Edward McGuire
4-6
7-5
6-4
Final
Herman David 1 *
Horace Keats Lester
6-4
3-6
7-5
Round 1
Herman David 1 *
Bertrand Milbourne Clark
3-6
9-7
6-2
6-4
Round 2
Herman David 1 *
Heinrich Kleinschroth
6-1
6-3
6-3
Round 3
Herman David 1 *
Jack Crawford
6-2
6-3
3-6
6-4
Round 4
John Doeg 1 *
Herman David
6-3
6-3
6-1
Round 1
Herman David 1 *
Feodor (Feo) Hartz
5-7
7-5
4-6
7-5
6-3
Round 2
Christian Boussus 1 *
Herman David
6-1
6-1
6-3
Final
Horace Keats Lester 1 *
Herman David
6-1
6-1
Round 1
Daniel (Dan) Prenn 1 *
Herman David
6-2
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Hans Moldenhauer 1 *
Herman David
6-1
7-9
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Christian Boussus 1 *
Herman David
6-1
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Stanislav Czetwertynski 1 *
Herman David
6-4
6-2
Round 1
K.M. Archibald 1 *
Herman David
6-4
3-6
7-5
Round 1
J. Deshayes 1 *
Herman David
7-5
6-0