John Galbraith Horn
| Full name | John Galbraith Horn |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Scotland |
| Born | 16 April 1860 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Died | 10 September 1925 Évian-les-Bains, France |
| Turned pro | 1881 (amateur) |
| Retired | 1893 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 71–46 |
| Career titles | 6 |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1882) |
John Galbraith Horn[1] (16 April 1860 – 10 September 1925) also known as J.G. Horn or Galbraith Horn was a Scottish tennis player who competed at the Wimbledon Championships in 1881 and 1882.[2] He won the Scottish Championships three times consecutively from 1881 to 1883.[3] He was active from 1881 to 1892 and won 6 career singles titles.[4]
Career
[edit]John Galbraith Horn was born In Edinburgh, Scotland in 1860.[4] He attended Oxford University during the early 1880s, matriculating at University College on 13 October 1879.[5][6]
He played and won his first tournament at the Scottish Championships in 1881.[4] He competed in the men's singles events at the Wimbledon Championships in 1881 where he lost in the first round to Ernest Renshaw.[7] At the 1882 championships he reached the second round before losing to Frank Benson.[8]
His main career singles title successes came at the Scottish Championships which he won three times consecutivley (1881–1893),[4] and was a finalist in (1884),[4] He also won the Edinburgh University LTC Open (1883),[4] the Fifeshire Championship (1885)[4] and the West of Scotland Championships (1887).[4]
In addition he was a losing finalist at the Oxford University Champion Tournament (1882),[4] Darlington Open (1884, 1885, 1887),[4] and the West of Scotland Championships (1894).[4] Galbraith Horn played his final singles event at the Boulogne International Championship on clay in 1893.[4]
He died on 10 September 1925 in Évian-les-Bains, France.
References
[edit]- ^ A. Wallis Myers, ed. (1903). Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad (1st ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 62–64. OCLC 5358651.
- ^ "Player Profile: John Galbraith Horn". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ A. Wallis Myers, ed. (1903)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Players:Horn, John Galbraith". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ A. Wallis Myers, ed. (1903)
- ^ "Matriculations". Oxford University Gazette. 10. University of Oxford: 42. 1880.
- ^ "Galbraith Horn (GBR) - Gentlemen's Singles" (PDF). Wimbledon. AELTC.
- ^ "Galbraith Horn (GBR) - Gentlemen's Singles" (PDF). Wimbledon. AELTC.