Pat Spence
Encyclopedia
Patrick Spence was a South African tennis
player. He was born in Queenstown
, South Africa.
He notably won the mixed doubles championships at Wimbledon in 1928 with Elizabeth Ryan
and at the French Open in 1931 with Betty Nuthall
.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. He was born in Queenstown
Queenstown, Eastern Cape
Queenstown, named after Queen Victoria, is a town in the middle of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, roughly half way in between the towns of Cathcart and Sterkstroom. It is currently the commercial, administrative, and educational centre of the prosperous surrounding farming district...
, South Africa.
He notably won the mixed doubles championships at Wimbledon in 1928 with Elizabeth Ryan
Elizabeth Ryan
Elizabeth Montague Ryan was an American tennis player who was born in Anaheim, California but lived most of her life in the United Kingdom. Ryan won 30 Grand Slam titles. Nineteen of those titles were in women's doubles and mixed doubles at Wimbledon, an all-time record for those two events...
and at the French Open in 1931 with Betty Nuthall
Betty Nuthall
Betty May Nuthall Shoemaker was an English tennis player.Known for her powerful forehand, according to Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Shoemaker was ranked in the world top ten in 1927, 1929 through 1931, and 1933, reaching a career high in those rankings of World No...
.
Mixed doubles titles (2)
| |Date | Name and date of tournament | Cat. | ($) | Surf. | Partner | Finalists | Score | |
| 1 | 1928 | The Championships, Wimbledon |
G. Slam | Grass (ext.) |  Elizabeth RyanElizabeth Ryan Elizabeth Montague Ryan was an American tennis player who was born in Anaheim, California but lived most of her life in the United Kingdom. Ryan won 30 Grand Slam titles. Nineteen of those titles were in women's doubles and mixed doubles at Wimbledon, an all-time record for those two events... |
 Daphne AkhurstDaphne Akhurst Daphne Jessie Akhurst Cozens was an Australian tennis player. According to Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Cozens was ranked World No. 3 in 1928.... Jack Crawford |
7-5, 6-4 | |
| 2 | 1931 | French Open, Paris | G. Slam | Clay (ext.) |  Betty NuthallBetty Nuthall Betty May Nuthall Shoemaker was an English tennis player.Known for her powerful forehand, according to Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Shoemaker was ranked in the world top ten in 1927, 1929 through 1931, and 1933, reaching a career high in those rankings of World No... |
Dorothy Shepherd Barron Bunny Austin |
6-3, 5-7, 6-3 |