George Henry
Dodd
Male
South Africa
1883-01-16
Lady Frere, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1957-07-21
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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George Henry Dodd (16 January 1882 – 21 July 1957) was the son of Douglas William Dodd, a Minister of Religion in the Anglican Church from Eton, Buckinghamshire, and Elizabeth Saffrona (née Pruen). He competed for South Africa in the tennis event at the 1920 Summer Olympics where he took part in the men's singles and doubles event.
George won the 1912 men's singles title at the South African Championships, defeating R.F. Le Sueur in the final in five sets. In addition, he was runner-up on five occasions (1914, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929).
George was married three times. His first marriage was to Grace Lilian Floquet (1887-1959) at St. Mary's Anglican Church in Pretoria on 10 August 1906. They divorced at Johannesburg on 25 January 1921. His second marriage was to Ann Catherine Boshoff; they were married at the Johannesburg Magistrate's Office on 1 October 1921. This marriage also ended up in a divorce on 26 October 1933. George's third and final marriage was to Agnes Ruth Joy Sackville-West (1903-1969), granddaughter of Lionel Sackville-West, 2nd Baron Sackville on 15 October 1938 in Johannesburg. They were married until his death in Durban on 21 July 1957 (aged 74).
1905 - 1936
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103
66
1927 - Southern Transvaal Championships (Amateur)
1922 - Natal Championships (Amateur)
1921 - Natal Championships (Amateur)
1920 - Stade Francais Cup (Amateur)
1920 - Southampton (Amateur)
1920 - South of England Championships (Amateur)
1920 - Budleigh Salterton (Amateur)
1919 - Criccieth (Amateur)
1912 - Natal Championships (Amateur)
1912 - South African Championships (Grand Prix Circuit)
1911 - Natal Championships (Amateur)
Round 1
Vernon Kirby 1 *
George Dodd
6-4
3-6
6-2
6-0
Round 2
Victor J. Christie 1 *
George Dodd
?
Round 3
Jack Condon 1 *
George Dodd
6-1
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Colin Robbins 1 *
George Dodd
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Jack Condon 1 *
George Dodd
6-3
6-3
7-5
Quarterfinals
Colin Robbins 1 *
George Dodd
6-8
6-2
6-2
6-0
Quarterfinals
George Dodd 1 *
Robert E. Klemp
6-3
9-7
7-5
Semifinals
George Dodd 1 *
M.J. Connor
6-0
6-3
1-6
6-1
Final
Colin Robbins 1 *
George Dodd
6-1
6-0
6-3
Quarterfinals
George Dodd 1 *
John Fraser
6-1
6-0
6-4
Semifinals
George Dodd 1 *
Arthur Ernest Staveley
6-1
6-3
6-2
Final
Guy Eaglestone 1 *
George Dodd
6-4
6-1
6-4
Final
George Dodd 1 *
Cecil Roberts Blackbeard
6-4
6-4
3-6
4-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
George Dodd 1 *
J.O. Patterson
6-3
6-1
7-5
Semifinals
Cecil Roberts Blackbeard 1 *
George Dodd
12-10
8-6
Quarterfinals
George Dodd 1 *
D.J. Scully
6-0
9-11
8-6
3-6
6-0
Semifinals
Ivor John (Ivie) Richardson 1 *
George Dodd
8-6
6-1
6-3
Round 3
George Dodd 1 *
R. Owens
6-1
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
George Dodd 1 *
Oliver James Ransome
6-4
6-1
2-6
8-6
Semifinals
George Dodd 1 *
Jack Condon
6-3
3-6
6-4
6-1
Final
Louis Raymond 1 *
George Dodd
6-4
6-0
3-6
6-3
Round 3
George Dodd 1 *
T.D. Green
6-0
6-2
6-4
Quarterfinals
George Dodd 1 *
Cecil Roberts Blackbeard
3-6
6-1
1-6
6-1
7-5
Semifinals
Louis Raymond 1 *
George Dodd
6-4
3-6
6-1
6-4
Round 3
George Dodd 1 *
W.F. Upton
5-7
6-4
6-4
6-2
Quarterfinals
George Dodd 1 *
J. Pinto-Coelho
8-6
3-6
6-8
6-3
6-1
Semifinals
George Dodd 1 *
Stephen Langmead Taylor-Taswell
6-1
6-2
6-0
Final
Louis Raymond 1 *
George Dodd
6-3
7-5
6-3
Final
John (Jack) Weakley 1 *
George Dodd
2-6
11-9
5-7
6-3
6-1
Quarterfinals
Ivor John (Ivie) Richardson 1 *
George Dodd
6-4
6-4
6-8
5-7
6-3
Round 1
George Dodd 1 *
E.A. Niles
6-2
6-3
6-1
Round 2
George Dodd 1 *
George Stoddart
6-2
8-6
6-0
Round 3
Cecil Roberts Blackbeard 1 *
George Dodd
6-2
8-6
4-6
6-3
Round 1
George Dodd 1 *
François Blanchy
2-6
6-2
6-1
9-7
Round 2
George Dodd 1 *
Max Decugis
6-2
6-1
6-1
Round 3
George Dodd 1 *
Seiichiro Kashio
6-3
4-6
6-2
3-6
6-1
Quarterfinals
Ichiya Kumagae 1 *
George Dodd
7-5
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Charles Winslow 1 *
George Dodd
5-7
6-4
6-3
6-1
Round 1
George Dodd 1 *
Roger Danet
6-4
7-5
6-4
Round 2
William Laurentz 1 *
George Dodd
6-3
9-7
6-0
Semifinals
George Dodd 1 *
Louis Raymond
?
Final
Louis M. Edmund 1 *
George Dodd
6-2
6-3
2-6
6-3
Round 3
Charles Stedman (Chuck) Garland 1 *
George Dodd
7-5
6-3
Quarterfinals
George Dodd 1 *
B.M. Peek
6-2
6-4
Semifinals
Louis Raymond 1 *
George Dodd
6-0
7-5
Final
George Dodd 1 *
Alfred Beamish
6-4
6-1
6-2
Round 2
George Dodd 1 *
A.M. Shore
6-1
6-1
Round 3
George Dodd 1 *
J.G. Hogan
7-5
6-1
Quarterfinals
George Dodd 1 *
Alfred Vincent Putney Burr
6-1
6-0
Semifinals
Gordon Lowe 1 *
George Dodd
6-1
6-3
Quarterfinals
George Dodd 1 *
Colonel Lucas
6-1
6-4
Semifinals
George Dodd 1 *
Sydney Ford
6-1
7-5
Final
George Dodd 1 *
Jack Hillyard
6-1
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
George Dodd 1 *
Anthony J. Zorab
6-3
8-6
Semifinals
George Dodd 1 *
Frank Fisher
6-2
5-7
6-0
Final
George Dodd 1 *
George Alan Thomas
6-4
2-6
2-6
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
George Dodd 1 *
Charles Dixon
6-2
6-4
Final
Major Josiah George Ritchie 1 *
George Dodd
8-6
8-6
Final
George Dodd 1 *
Percival Davson
2-6
6-4
6-4
Poule
Algernon Kingscote 1 *
George Dodd
6-3
6-3
6-2
Poule
George Dodd 1 *
Theodore Mavrogordato
9-7
7-5
3-6
4-6
7-5
Round 1
George Dodd 1 *
Sir Reginald March Kesterton Turnbull
6-1
6-2
6-2
Round 2
George Dodd 1 *
Harold Scotter Owen
6-1
6-4
6-2
Round 3
Pat O'Hara Wood 1 *
George Dodd
5-7
8-6
6-4
6-1
Quarterfinals
George Dodd 1 *
Louis M. Edmund
7-5
6-4
6-1
Semifinals
Brian Norton 1 *
George Dodd
6-4
6-4
6-3
Final
James Cecil Parke 1 *
George Dodd
0-6
6-3
9-7
6-0
Final
Gerald Patterson 1 *
George Dodd
6-3
7-5
6-3
Final
George Dodd 1 *
Frank Riseley
9-7
6-3
Round 1
George Dodd 1 *
Dr. Adams
6-3
6-2
6-0
Round 2
George Dodd 1 *
F. Moriarty
6-1
6-1
5-7
6-1
Round 3
George Dodd 1 *
C.J. Cumming
6-2
6-4
6-1
Quarterfinals
George Dodd 1 *
Harold Kitson
6-3
3-6
6-1
7-5
Semifinals
George Dodd 1 *
Bertram Harold Floquet
4-6
6-4
6-0
2-6
6-3
Final
Charles Winslow 1 *
George Dodd
4-6
7-9
6-2
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Round 2
George Dodd 1 *
M. Rissik
6-0
6-2
6-0
Round 3
George Dodd 1 *
A.J. Hall
6-0
6-0
6-0
Quarterfinals
Charles Winslow 1 *
George Dodd
9-7
7-5
9-7
Round 1
Round 2
George Dodd 1 *
C.J. Brothers
3-6
5-7
6-2
6-3
6-3
Quarterfinals
George Dodd 1 *
W.T. Semple
6-3
5-7
6-4
6-2
Semifinals
Harold Kitson 1 *
George Dodd
6-3
6-2
10-8
Round 3
George Dodd 1 *
John R. Richardson
6-8
3-6
6-3
6-1
6-0
Quarterfinals
George Dodd 1 *
John D'Arcy Cockerell
6-3
6-4
4-6
6-2
Semifinals
George Dodd 1 *
Harold Issidro Tower Aitken
?
Final
George Dodd 1 *
Reginald Frederick Le Sueur
6-4
4-6
6-3
5-7
6-0
Round 3
George Dodd 1 *
M.R. Seton-Burn
6-4
6-2
5-7
6-1
Quarterfinals
Charles Winslow 1 *
George Dodd
6-3
6-4
6-1
Round 2
George Dodd 1 *
P. Gaivao
6-1
6-3
6-1
Round 3
George Dodd 1 *
Stephen Langmead Taylor-Taswell
6-4
6-4
3-6
5-7
6-3
Round 4
Reginald Frederick Le Sueur 1 *
George Dodd
6-4
6-4
6-3
Round 1
George Dodd 1 *
Percy William Sherwell
wo.
Round 2
George Dodd 1 *
Archer William Hoskings
6-2
6-2
8-6
Round 3
George Dodd 1 *
Walter Charles Howard Tripp
6-3
3-6
3-6
7-5
6-3
Quarterfinals
Kidger Reginald Shaw (Rex) Tucker 1 *
George Dodd
7-5
6-3
6-4
Round 3
John Grant Atherstone 1 *
George Dodd
w.o.
Round 1
George Dodd 1 *
S.H. Friend
6-4
6-2
3-6
6-2
Round 2
A.B. Findlay 1 *
George Dodd
3-6
5-7
8-6
7-5
6-2