Keith McDougall

Keith McDougall (1893 – 1969) was an Australian tennis player in the 1920s. He was the son of Alexander "Sandy" McDougall, who was known in Perth as a "one-time big racing identity", according to newspaper The Sunday Times of Perth. Keith also played cricket and golf.[2] McDougall was twice Western Australia State doubles champion with Rice Gemmell, despite having a "crippled arm", according to The West Australian newspaper of Perth.[3] McDougall was the secretary of the King's Park Tennis Club in Perth.[4] McDougall's best stroke was his forehand. He was a semi finalist at the Australasian Championships singles held at Perth in 1921, beating R. W. Phillips and W. Hayman before losing to Alf Hedeman.[5] In 1924 McDougall opened a store which sold sports equipment with fellow player Rice Gemmell.[6] In 1927, McDougall partnered the Duke of York (later King George VI) in a doubles tennis match when the Duke visited Australia.[7]

Keith McDougall
Full nameKeith Allister McDougall
Country (sports) Australia
Born1893
Western Australia
Died1969 (aged 76)[1]
Perth, Western Australia
Turned pro1919 (amateur tour)
Retired1930
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (1921)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1921)

References
  1. "Keith McDougall - Ancestry". www.ancestry.co.uk.
  2. "Mentioned in despatches". Sunday Times. Perth. 17 June 1934. p. 10. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. "11 Jun 1952 - Sportsmen who have beaten adversity". Trove.
  4. "19 Mar 1920 - Lawn Tennis". Trove.
  5. "Australasian Open 1921". Grand Slam Tennis Archive. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  6. "14 Nov 1924 - General News". Trove.
  7. "28 May 1927 - Talking of tennis topics". Trove.


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