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General First nameCharles Thomas (Charlie)
LastnameSutton
GenderMale
CountryUnited States of America
Date of birth1875-07-15
Place of birthGrouville, Jersey, Channel Islands, Great Britain
Date of death1948-02-19
Place of deathLos Angeles, United States of America


About

Charles Sutton was the brother of the famous lawn tennis-playing Sutton sisters, Violet, Ethel, Florence and the youngest, May, who was U.S. singles champion in 1904, and Wimbledon singles champion in 1905 and 1907.

Through May, Charles was the uncle of another player, Dorothy Sutton Bundy, who won the women’s singles title at the Australian Championships in 1938; Dorothy’s father was the lawn tennis player Thomas Bundy. Through Violet, Charles was the uncle of John Hope Doeg, who won the men’s singles title at the U.S. Championships in 1930; Violet’s husband was Harold Hope Doeg.

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Archive statistics Career1904 - 1946
Tournament wins0
Matches8
Match wins4


Tournaments British Columbia Championship - 1946 California State Championship - 1946 Hotel de Coronado - 1907 Mid-Kent Championships - 1904