William John (Bill)
Melody
Male
New Zealand
1888-06-23
Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand
1959-08-10
Karori, Wellington, New Zealand
William Melody was born in New Zealand in 1888 to parents of Irish extraction. He was a teacher by profession. In 1916, he married fellow lawn tennis player Gladys Myrtle Anderson; she won the women’s singles title at the New Zealand Championships in 1925.
1919 - 1932
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Round 2
C.H. Bowen 1 *
William John (Bill) Melody
6-3
6-4
6-1
Round 1
Jack Curtis Charters 1 *
William John (Bill) Melody
3-6
4-6
6-1
6-4
6-3
Round 2
W.S. Somerville 1 *
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7-5
6-3
2-6
6-4
Round 2
Charles (Charlie) Angas 1 *
William John (Bill) Melody
6-2
6-2
6-0
Round 1
William John (Bill) Melody 1 *
W. Blakey
6-3
6-4
6-1
Round 2
William Henry Entwistle 1 *
William John (Bill) Melody
6-1
2-6
6-2
6-3
Round 1
William John (Bill) Melody 1 *
M.R. Renton
6-4
3-6
2-6
6-1
6-1
Round 2
William John (Bill) Melody 1 *
H.W. Ogier
4-6
2-6
6-4
6-0
6-2
Round 3
Edgar Llewellyn Bartleet 1 *
William John (Bill) Melody
6-0
6-2
7-5
Round 1
William John (Bill) Melody 1 *
W.G. Watkins
6-3
4-6
7-5
6-3
Round 2
Cam Malfroy 1 *
William John (Bill) Melody
6-4
6-3
6-1
Round 1
Cyril Eames 1 *
William John (Bill) Melody
6-2
6-2
6-1
Round 1
William John (Bill) Melody 1 *
S.J. Robinson
6-4
9-11
3-6
6-4
8-6
Round 2
C.C. Chalmers 1 *
William John (Bill) Melody
6-4
2-6
6-3
6-1
Round 1
Anthony Burnes Loughnan 1 *
William John (Bill) Melody
6-3
6-4
7-5
Round 1
W.A. Bray 1 *
William John (Bill) Melody
6-0
6-2
Round 2
William John (Bill) Melody 1 *
W.J. Hay
6-1
3-6
6-1
7-5
Round 3
George Gothard Aitken 1 *
William John (Bill) Melody
6-1
6-0
6-0
Round 1
Leonard Bonnington 1 *
William John (Bill) Melody
6-4
6-0
7-5
Round 2
John Gilbert Swainson 1 *
William John (Bill) Melody
6-3
3-6
2-6
6-2
7-5
Round 2
Digory Warne (Warne) Pearse 1 *
William John (Bill) Melody
6-1
6-2
6-3