Donald
Leahong
Male
Jamaica
1912-12-07
Kingston, Jamaica
2007-02-15
Miami, Fl., United States of America
He became a solicitor in the 1940's in Kingston, Jamaica. He attended the Wolmers boys school and was on the cricket team and also the Manning cup soccer team.
Tennis champion of Jamaica for some years (1930-39). He played at Wimbledon, won at the Pan-American Olympic Games, he won the Central America and Caribbean Games in Panama 1938, furthermore he was the captain for the West Indies Davis Cup team. Later he became a golf enthusiast. He practiced law for many years in Jamaica (he was admitted to practice as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Judicature Jamaica) before residing in Miami, Florida. Devoted husband of Mavis, beloved father of Donna Chung (Patrick), Nancy (Ken Krich), Donald (Martha) and granddaughter Kristina Leahong.
1929 - 1940
11
43
31
1939 - Jamaica (Amateur)
1938 - Central American Championships (Amateur)
1938 - Central American and Caribbean Olympic Games (Amateur)
1938 - Jamaica (Amateur)
1937 - Jamaica (Amateur)
1937 - Jamaican International Championships (Amateur)
1935 - Jamaica (Amateur)
1934 - Jamaica (Amateur)
1933 - Jamaica (Amateur)
1931 - Jamaica (Amateur)
1930 - East Grinstead (Amateur)
Semifinals
Donald Leahong 1 *
William F. Coke
4-6
6-4
6-2
Final
Horace Clinton Nunes 1 *
Donald Leahong
?
Semifinals
Donald Leahong 1 *
William F. Coke
6-3
6-4
Final
Donald Leahong 1 *
Harold (Harry) O.A. Dayes
6-4
7-5
6-2
Round 2
Donald Leahong 1 *
H.N. Brown
6-3
6-0
Quarterfinals
William B. Reese 1 *
Donald Leahong
7-5
8-6
Semifinals
Donald Leahong 1 *
Harold (Harry) O.A. Dayes
6-3
3-6
6-3
Final
Donald Leahong 1 *
Horace Clinton Nunes
6-3
6-4
7-5
Quarterfinals
Donald Leahong 1 *
Daniel Hernandez
5-7
6-3
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Donald Leahong 1 *
Esteban M. Reyes Sr.
6-4
6-3
6-4
Final
Donald Leahong 1 *
Horace Clinton Nunes
5-7
6-4
6-1
6-1
Final
Donald Leahong 1 *
Horace Clinton Nunes
?
Round 1
Quarterfinals
Donald Leahong 1 *
R.C. Humphries
6-2
6-1
Semifinals
Donald Leahong 1 *
Ross Alfred Wilson
13-11
6-2
5-7
8-6
Final
Arthur Hendrix 1 *
Donald Leahong
6-2
6-4
6-2
Semifinals
Donald Leahong 1 *
William F. Coke
6-2
6-4
Final
Donald Leahong 1 *
Harold (Harry) O.A. Dayes
6-0
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Donald Leahong 1 *
Lorenzo Nodarse
1-6
4-6
6-3
6-3
6-2
Semifinals
Gustavo Vollmer Ravelo 1 *
Donald Leahong
6-3
6-1
6-8
6-2
Final
Donald Leahong 1 *
Ricardo Morales
12-10
6-2
2-6
3-6
6-4
Semifinals
Donald Leahong 1 *
Horace Clinton Nunes
6-1
6-1
Final
Donald Leahong 1 *
Harold (Harry) O.A. Dayes
6-2
6-3
6-2
Round 4
Ross Alfred Wilson 1 *
Donald Leahong
6-2
3-6
6-4
Final
Donald Leahong 1 *
Harold (Harry) O.A. Dayes
7-5
6-1
Quarterfinals
Donald Leahong 1 *
George Goodwin
6-1
9-7
Semifinals
Donald Leahong 1 *
Harold (Harry) O.A. Dayes
6-2
9-7
6-2
Final
Marcel Rainville 1 *
Donald Leahong
6-2
2-6
6-3
7-5
Semifinals
Laird Watt 1 *
Donald Leahong
6-4
6-1
4-6
7-5
Semifinals
Donald Leahong 1 *
Marcel Rainville
6-3
6-4
6-3
Final
J. Gilbert (Gil) Hall 1 *
Donald Leahong
6-1
6-0
6-1
Round 1
Donald Leahong 1 *
D.P. Beckford
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Donald Leahong 1 *
J. Gilbert (Gil) Hall
6-2
6-4
Semifinals
Donald Leahong 1 *
Marcel Rainville
2-6
2-6
6-1
6-0
8-6
Final
George Lott 1 *
Donald Leahong
6-2
6-1
6-2
Semifinals
Donald Leahong 1 *
D.P. Beckford
6-3
6-3
Final
Donald Leahong 1 *
Bertrand Milbourne Clark
6-3
6-4
3-6
6-1
Semifinals
Donald Leahong 1 *
Jack F. Philpotts
6-4
6-2
Final
Donald Leahong 1 *
Harold (Harry) O.A. Dayes
6-2
6-4
7-5
Round 1
Harry Hopman 1 *
Donald Leahong
6-0
6-0
6-2
Round 2
Jean-Pierre (Jean) Samazeuilh 1 *
Donald Leahong
6-1
6-2
7-5
Semifinals
Donald Leahong 1 *
George Ignatius Desnoes
6-2
6-2
Final
Bertrand Milbourne Clark 1 *
Donald Leahong
3-6
4-6
6-3
6-4
7-5