Pat O'Hara Wood
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Hector "Pat" O'Hara Wood (30 April 1891 – 3 December 1961) was an Australia
n male tennis player.
O'Hara Wood was born in St Kilda
, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. He is best known for his two victories at the Australasian championships
in 1920 and 1923. He died in 1961, aged seventy in Richmond
. His brother Arthur O'Hara Wood
was a tennis player too and won the Australasian championships
in 1914.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n male tennis player.
O'Hara Wood was born in St Kilda
St Kilda, Victoria
St Kilda is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km south from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Port Phillip...
, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. He is best known for his two victories at the Australasian championships
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
in 1920 and 1923. He died in 1961, aged seventy in Richmond
Richmond, Victoria
Richmond is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra...
. His brother Arthur O'Hara Wood
Arthur O'Hara Wood
Arthur O'Hara Wood was a former Australian male tennis player.O'Hara won the Australasian Championships in 1914.- References :...
was a tennis player too and won the Australasian championships
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
in 1914.