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General First nameGeorge James
LastnameKerr
GenderMale
CountryIreland
Date of birth1857-12-25
Place of birthCounty Kildare, Ireland
Date of death1954-03-21
Place of deathLower Gwynedd Township, Pennsylvania, United States of America


About

A native of County Kildare in Ireland, George Kerr became one of the top professional lawn tennis players and one of the top lawn tennis coaches in the world. He emigrated to the United States in 1916, where he continued to coach the sport for many years. He died in Pennsylvania in March 1954 at the age of 96.
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From The Philadelphia Inquirer, 24 March 1954:

Obituary – George Kerr

George Kerr, retired international lawn tennis player and instructor, died Sunday at Gwynllan Farm, estate of Mr and Mrs Alexander D. Thayer, in Gwynedd Valley. He was 96.

Mr Kerr was a native of County Kildare, Ireland, had coached lawn tennis in Dublin for many years and had been a leading player before the turn of the century. He had been lawn tennis tutor for the German royal family from 1910 to 1920 and was lawn tennis professional at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. Mr Kerr was a widower.

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Archive statistics Career1885 - 1920
Tournament wins2
Matches20
Match wins15


Tournament wins 1890 - World Pro Championships (Professional)
1889 - World Pro Championships (Professional)


Tournaments Bristol Cup - 1920 Paris Exhibition Pro - 1900 Paris Pro Championships - 1898 World Pro Championships - 1890 World Pro Championships - 1889 Edinburgh University LTC - 1885