Canon William Vernon
Doherty
Male
England
1871-10-18
Wimbledon, England
1936-07-06
London, England
William Doherty was the oldest of the three lawn tennis-playing brothers, his younger siblings being Reginald Francis (‘Reggie’) and Hugh Lawrence (‘Laurie’). William studied theology at Oxford University before taking holy orders and becoming a clergyman. In 1931, following the early deaths of Reggie and Laurie, and in their memory, he donated the Doherty Memorial Gates to the All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon. These gates were erected at the Church Road entrance to the club and still stand there today.
1891 - 1901
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20
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Round 1
Walter Cecil Crawley 1 *
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w.o.
Round 1
Harold Segerson Mahony 1 *
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Round 1
Canon William Vernon Doherty 1 *
Leonardus Jacobus Anthonius Trip
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Walter R. Martin 1 *
Canon William Vernon Doherty
6-4
0-6
4-2
ret.
Round 2
Canon William Vernon Doherty 1 *
W. Briscoe
6-2
6-3
Round 3
A.G. Leighton 1 *
Canon William Vernon Doherty
6-1
2-1
ret.
Round 1
Canon William Vernon Doherty 1 *
H.S. Schurz
6-1
6-0
Round 2
Reginald Frank (Reggie) Doherty 1 *
Canon William Vernon Doherty
w.o.
Round 2
Alexander Morrice MacKay 1 *
Canon William Vernon Doherty
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Round 2
Canon William Vernon Doherty 1 *
Gerardus Adrianus (Gerard) Van Haeften
6-0
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Joshua Francis Pim 1 *
Canon William Vernon Doherty
4-6
6-2
3-1
ret.
Round 1
Graf Viktor Eugen Felix Voss-Schönau 1 *
Canon William Vernon Doherty
6-4
1-6
6-4
Round 2
Canon William Vernon Doherty 1 *
Jorge Rodolfo André
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Canon William Vernon Doherty 1 *
Dr Hans Oskar Behrens
8-6
6-3
Semifinals
George Hillyard 1 *
Canon William Vernon Doherty
7-5
6-1
Round 1
Canon William Vernon Doherty 1 *
Baron R. Von Seckendorff
6-1
6-4
Quarterfinals
Hugh Lawrence (Laurie) Doherty 1 *
Canon William Vernon Doherty
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Hugh Lawrence (Laurie) Doherty 1 *
Canon William Vernon Doherty
4-6
ret.
Round 1
Harold (Harry) Bacon 1 *
Canon William Vernon Doherty
6-4
7-5
6-8
0-6
9-7
Round 2
James Baldwin 1 *
Canon William Vernon Doherty
w.o.