Dr Richard James (Dick)
Sandys
Male
Ireland
1911-06-06
Dublin, Ireland
1976-01-25
London, England
Dick Sandys studied medicine at Trinity College, Dublin, and later had his own medical practice in London. He represented Ireland in the Davis Cup in the 1930s and was also an excellent squash player. He received the George Cross for conspicuous bravery during World War Two. A member of both the All England Lawn Tennis Club and of Queen’s Club, London, Dick Sandys was instrumental in persuading players such as Helen Wills Moody and Maureen Connolly to take part in the Irish Championships at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club in Dublin.
1928 - 1947
2
51
29
1934 - Irish Hard Court Championships (Amateur)
1931 - Ulster Championships (Open)
Round 1
Atri Madan (Man) Mohan 1 *
Dick Sandys
6-2
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Dick Sandys 1 *
Norman Kitovitz
w.o.
Round 3
Jan Staubo 1 *
Dick Sandys
4-6
6-4
7-5
Round 1
Jack Kramer 1 *
Dick Sandys
6-0
6-2
6-0
Round 2
Dick Sandys 1 *
John Neville W. (Neville) Robb
6-3
7-5
Round 3
Jack Harper 1 *
Dick Sandys
6-1
4-1
ret.
Round 1
Round 2
Dick Sandys 1 *
Cornelius Anthony Denvir
7-5
8-6
Round 3
Dick Sandys 1 *
K.R. Kerr
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Cyril Kemp 1 *
Dick Sandys
6-2
6-0
Round 1
Dick Sandys 1 *
B. O’Dwyer
6-2
6-0
Round 2
Dick Sandys 1 *
A.G. White
6-4
6-4
Round 3
Jim J. Fitzgibbon 1 *
Dick Sandys
6-1
6-8
5-0
ret.
Round 2
Round 3
Dick Sandys 1 *
Jerry Sheehan
7-5
8-6
Quarterfinals
Dick Sandys 1 *
Paul Read
6-1
7-5
Semifinals
Dick Sandys 1 *
A.R. Gillespie
5-7
6-4
6-4
4-6
6-2
Final
Cyril Kemp 1 *
Dick Sandys
6-2
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Dick Sandys 1 *
G. Coyle
6-2
6-4
Round 3
Yaswanath-Rao Savur (Savoor) 1 *
Dick Sandys
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Dick Sandys 1 *
W. Dawson
3-6
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Dick Sandys 1 *
Brian J. Murphy
6-3
6-3
Quarterfinals
Owen Anderson 1 *
Dick Sandys
6-0
6-3
Semifinals
George E. Lyttleton-Rogers 1 *
Dick Sandys
6-0
6-3
Semifinals
Cyril Kemp 1 *
Dick Sandys
2-6
7-5
6-3
Round 1
Eustace Fannin 1 *
Dick Sandys
7-5
6-4
Round 1
Round 2
Adam Baworowski 1 *
Dick Sandys
6-2
6-2
Semifinals
Dr Alfred Eustace Fannin 1 *
Dick Sandys
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Dick Sandys 1 *
F.J. Tunney
6-0
6-3
Round 2
Dick Sandys 1 *
A.H. Parnell
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Dick Sandys 1 *
Irving Horace (Laddie) Wheatcroft
3-6
6-3
6-2
7-5
Semifinals
Alan Stedman 1 *
Dick Sandys
7-5
6-3
6-1
Semifinals
Eric Horsbrugh Porter 1 *
Dick Sandys
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Dick Sandys 1 *
Horrace Kennedy
5-7
6-0
6-3
Round 2
Dick Sandys 1 *
Robert Bryan Pringle
6-0
6-2
Quarterfinals
George E. Lyttleton-Rogers 1 *
Dick Sandys
6-4
5-7
6-4
1-6
6-3
Semifinals
Dick Sandys 1 *
Eric Henry Maynard
6-2
6-3
Final
Dick Sandys 1 *
George McVeagh
6-1
6-2
5-7
6-3
Round 1
Dick Sandys 1 *
J. Fitzgerald
6-3
6-0
6-2
Round 2
Dick Sandys 1 *
A.L. Moore
9-7
6-0
6-2
Round 3
Dick Sandys 1 *
Roy G. Brown
6-1
6-3
6-3
Quarterfinals
Clayton Lee (Teddy) Burwell 1 *
Dick Sandys
6-1
8-6
6-2
Semifinals
George McVeagh 1 *
Dick Sandys
6-0
6-3
Semifinals
Dick Sandys 1 *
W.R. Simms
6-3
6-3
Final
Dick Sandys 1 *
G.B. Broadberry
8-6
6-3
6-1
Round 1
Dick Sandys 1 *
K. Brantz
w.o.
Round 2
Harry Lee 1 *
Dick Sandys
6-4
6-3
6-0
Round 1
Dick Sandys 1 *
C. Carroll
6-2
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Denis Reginald Fussell 1 *
Dick Sandys
6-3
6-3
1-6
6-4
Round 1
Laszlo Dorner 1 *
Dick Sandys
6-0
6-0