Arthur
Kirby
Male
England
1870-00-00
Eton, Buckinghamshire, England
Arthur Kirby married fellow lawn tennis player Amy Wilson in 1896; their son, Arthur Wilson Kirby, was born in London on 26 May 1897. In later life the family lived in South Africa. Amy Kirby won the women’s singles title at the South African Championships a record six times between 1904 and 1912.
1893 - 1898
2
59
30
1896 - Blackheath (Amateur)
1895 - Kent County Championships (Amateur)
Round 2
Hugh Lawrence (Laurie) Doherty 1 *
Arthur Kirby
6-3
7-5
6-0
Round 1
Arthur Kirby 1 *
R.C. Phillips
6-3
4-6
6-3
Round 2
Horace Chapman 1 *
Arthur Kirby
6-3
6-1
Round 1
A.H. Green 1 *
Arthur Kirby
3-6
10-8
6-4
Round 1
Arthur Kirby 1 *
Roderick McNair
6-0
7-5
Round 2
Arthur Kirby 1 *
E.A. Phillips
4-6
6-3
6-0
Quarterfinals
Arthur Kirby 1 *
Robert Fletcher Leslie
6-2
3-6
6-3
Semifinals
Harold Weston Carlton 1 *
Arthur Kirby
w.o.
Round 1
Arthur Kirby 1 *
Harry Sibthorpe Barlow
w.o.
Round 2
Joshua Francis Pim 1 *
Arthur Kirby
8-6
6-2
Round 2
Arthur Kirby 1 *
Alfred Egerton Maynard Taylor
6-3
6-4
Round 3
Joshua Francis Pim 1 *
Arthur Kirby
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Round 2
J.F. Ure 1 *
Arthur Kirby
w.o.
Round 1
Edward Roy (Roy) Allen 1 *
Arthur Kirby
6-1
6-3
7-5
Round 2
Horace Chapman 1 *
Arthur Kirby
6-1
6-2
6-1
Round 2
Arthur Kirby 1 *
E.G. Blades
6-0
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
B. Mason 1 *
Arthur Kirby
6-3
6-3
3-6
6-1
Round 1
Round 2
Charles William Wade 1 *
Arthur Kirby
7-5
6-4
Round 2
Arthur Kirby 1 *
C. Rivers
6-1
5-7
6-2
Quarterfinals
Arthur Wellesley Hallward 1 *
Arthur Kirby
6-4
6-1
Round 1
Round 2
Hugh Marley 1 *
Arthur Kirby
6-4
4-6
6-1
Round 1
Edward Roy (Roy) Allen 1 *
Arthur Kirby
6-2
6-1
3-6
6-3
Round 1
Arthur Kirby 1 *
W. Dunn
6-2
6-4
Round 2
Arthur Kirby 1 *
Percy M. White
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Arthur Kirby 1 *
J.F. Ure
6-1
6-2
Semifinals
Arthur Kirby 1 *
Roderick McNair
6-0
6-0
Final
Arthur Kirby 1 *
D. Wilson
6-3
2-6
6-1
6-3
Challenge Round
Wilberforce Eaves 1 *
Arthur Kirby
7-5
7-5
4-6
6-2
Round 2
Arthur Kirby 1 *
Herbert Charles Yockney
6-4
6-2
6-4
Quarterfinals
Arthur Kirby 1 *
Arthur J.B. Norris
6-1
6-0
2-6
6-3
Semifinals
Harry Sibthorpe Barlow 1 *
Arthur Kirby
6-4
7-5
ret.
Round 1
Arthur Kirby 1 *
Arthur J.B. Norris
8-6
6-1
2-6
3-6
6-3
Round 2
Arthur Gore 1 *
Arthur Kirby
6-2
6-2
6-1
Round 1
Frederick James Faulkland Rooke 1 *
Arthur Kirby
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Arthur Kirby 1 *
Henry Dewar Malcolm
6-3
7-5
Round 2
Reginald Frank (Reggie) Doherty 1 *
Arthur Kirby
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Harold Adair Nisbet 1 *
Arthur Kirby
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Arthur Kirby 1 *
C. de Courcy Brigstocke
6-0
6-4
6-3
Quarterfinals
Arthur Kirby 1 *
S. Kent
6-2
6-0
6-0
Semifinals
Arthur Kirby 1 *
F.H. Ure
6-2
6-3
6-0
Final
Arthur Kirby 1 *
Arthur Frederick Cousins
6-4
6-1
6-4
Challenge Round
Arthur Kirby 1 *
Francis Jerran Escombe
w.o.
Round 1
Arthur Kirby 1 *
John Pullar Phibbs
6-2
4-6
6-4
Round 2
Arthur Kirby 1 *
Robert Hough
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Robert Baldock Scott 1 *
Arthur Kirby
6-3
7-5
Round 2
Walter George Bailey 1 *
Arthur Kirby
6-3
6-2
6-1
Round 1
S. Martin-Jones 1 *
Arthur Kirby
w.o.
Round 1
Arthur Kirby 1 *
R. Sanderson
6-4
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
William L. Escombe 1 *
Arthur Kirby
7-9
6-1
6-3
6-1
Round 1
Horace Chapman 1 *
Arthur Kirby
6-0
6-0
6-0
Round 2
Harold (Harry) Bacon 1 *
Arthur Kirby
6-3
8-6
6-2
Round 1
George Ball Greene 1 *
Arthur Kirby
6-1
6-2
6-3
Round 2
William L. Escombe 1 *
Arthur Kirby
w.o.
Round 1
Arthur Kirby 1 *
C.E. Freeman
6-2
6-2
Round 2
H.S. Cross 1 *
Arthur Kirby
7-5
6-4