Sir Robert Gilbert
Vansittart
Male
England
1881-06-25
Farnham, Surrey, England
1957-02-14
Denham, Buckinghamshire, England
Robert Gilbert Vansittart, 1st Baron Vansittart, GCB, GCMG, MVO, PC (known as Sir Robert Vansittart between 1929 and 1941), was a senior British diplomat in the period before and during the Second World War. He was Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister from 1928 to 1930 and Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office from 1930 to 1938 and later served as Chief Diplomatic Adviser to the British Government.
Vansittart is best remembered for his opposition to appeasement and his strong stance against Germany during and after the Second World War. He was also a published poet, novelist and playwright.
1901 - 1919
0
12
6
Round 1
Pierre Hirsch 1 *
Sir Robert Gilbert Vansittart
2-6
6-2
6-1
6-2
Round 2
Sir Robert Gilbert Vansittart 1 *
R. Böshagen
6-1
6-3
Round 3
Sir Robert Gilbert Vansittart 1 *
E. Von Scheibler
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Moritz von Bissing 1 *
Sir Robert Gilbert Vansittart
6-1
7-5
Round 1
Max Decugis 1 *
Sir Robert Gilbert Vansittart
6-2
6-0
Round 1
Max Decugis 1 *
Sir Robert Gilbert Vansittart
6-0
6-2
Round 1
Sir Robert Gilbert Vansittart 1 *
Alois Hecht
6-2
9-11
6-2
Round 2
Sir Robert Gilbert Vansittart 1 *
Fritz Flesch
2-6
6-0
6-2
Round 3
Baron Hans Von Schneider 1 *
Sir Robert Gilbert Vansittart
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Sir Robert Gilbert Vansittart 1 *
Ricco von Teuber
6-2
9-7
Round 2
Sir Robert Gilbert Vansittart 1 *
George W. Csurcsin
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Dr. John Howland 1 *
Sir Robert Gilbert Vansittart
w.o.