Colin Gregory

Doctor John Colin Gregory (28 July 1903 – 10 January 1959) was an amateur British tennis player, best remembered for winning the Australian Open in 1929.

Colin Gregory

Colin Gregory in 1932
Full name	John Colin Gregory
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	(1903-07-28)28 July 1903 Beverley, England
Died	10 January 1959(1959-01-10) (aged 55) All England Club, Wimbledon, England
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	W (1929)
French Open	QF (1930)
Wimbledon	QF (1926, 1930)
US Open	1R (1928)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	F (1929)
Wimbledon	F (1929)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1929)
Wimbledon	SF (1929)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	F^Eu (1926, 1929)

Gregory was born in 1903 in Beverley, Yorkshire, the son of Dr William Herbert and Constance Gregory. Like his father, he became a medical doctor but was also a successful amateur lawn tennis player in both doubles and singles.[1] Gregory also played cricket, golf, rugby and squash.[2] In the 1920s he played doubles with Ian Collins and they were runners up at the 1929 Wimbledon Championships.[1] In 1929 he won the Australian singles championship.[1]

Following the Second World War, Gregory was captain of the British Davis Cup team.[1] Due to an accident Geoffrey Paish was unable to play in a 1952 match against Yugoslavia and the 49-year-old Gregory stepped in to win the doubles match with Tony Mottram.[1] Gregory became chairman of the All-England Club at Wimbledon in 1955, where he died in 1959 in the changing rooms following a match.[1]

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 title

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1929	Australian Championships	Grass	Richard Schlesinger	6–2, 6–2, 5–7, 7–5

Doubles : 2 runners-up

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1929	Australian Championships	Grass	Ian Collins	Jack Crawford Harry Hopman	1–6, 8–6, 6–4, 1–6, 3–6
Loss	1929	Wimbledon	Grass	Ian Collins	Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn	4–6, 7–5, 3–6, 12–10, 4–6

References

1. "Dr. J C Gregory - A Robust Lawn Tennis Player". Obituaries. The Times (54356). London. 12 January 1959. col D, p. 10.
2. "J. Colin Gregory". www.tennis.co.nf.

Further reading

• Bud Collins (2003) Total Tennis - The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia, ISBN 0-9731443-4-3.

External links

• Colin Gregory at the International Tennis Federation
• Colin Gregory at the Davis Cup