Randolph Lycett

Randolph Lycett (27 August 1886 – 9 February 1935) was a British tennis player. Lycett is primarily known for his success in doubles, winning 5 men's doubles and 3 mixed doubles slams. He was also the runner-up at the 1922 Wimbledon men's singles (where he lost to Gerald Patterson).[4]

Randolph Lycett
Full nameRandolph Lycett
Country (sports) Australia
 United Kingdom
Born(1886-08-27)27 August 1886
Birmingham, England
Died9 February 1935(1935-02-09) (aged 48)[1]
Jersey, United Kingdom
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1905 (amateur tour)
Retired1929
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record185–68 (73.1%)[2]
Career titles16[3]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (1905)
WimbledonF (1922)
US Open2R (1919)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1905, 1911)
WimbledonW (1921, 1922, 1923)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonW (1919, 1921, 1923)
Team competitions
Davis CupQF (1921)

Lycett was recognised as one of the dominant players in men's doubles.[5] He was the champion at both the Australasian Championships and Wimbledon multiple times. In April 1924 he won the singles title at the inaugural British Hard Court Championships in Torquay defeating Christiaan van Lennep in the final in four sets.[6] He played in three ties for the British Davis Cup team in 1921 and 1923 and compiled a record of six wins and three losses.

His cousin was the operatic soprano Miriam Licette.

In the 1921 Wimbledon Quarter Final, Randolph Lycett played Zenzo Shimizu on a very hot day. During the third set, Lycett was revived with gin each time Ends were changed. In the Fifth Set, he ordered a bottle of champagne, and was drinking it when the Umpire announced "Shimizu leads by nine games to eight in the Final Set". Lycett dropped his racket, and began to search for it on his hands and knees.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 runner-up
Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss1922WimbledonGrassAustralia Gerald Patterson3–6, 4–6, 2–6[7]

Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1905Australasian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Tom TachellAustralia Edgar T. Barnard
Australia Basil Spence		11–9, 8–6, 1–6, 4–6, 6–1[8]
Win1911Australasian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Rodney HeathAustralia John Addison
Australia Norman Brookes		6–2, 7–5, 6–0[9]
Loss1919WimbledonGrassUnited States Rodney HeathAustralia Pat O'Hara Wood
Australia Ronald Thomas		4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 2–6[10]
Win1921WimbledonGrassAustralia Max WoosnamUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur Lowe
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Gordon Lowe		6–3, 6–0, 7–5[10]
Win1922WimbledonGrassAustralia James AndersonAustralia Pat O'Hara Wood
Australia Gerald Patterson		3–6, 7–9, 6–4, 6–3, 11–9[10]
Win1923WimbledonGrassUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Leslie GodfreeSpain Eduardo Flaquer
Spain Manuel de Gomar		6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3[10]

Mixed doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1919WimbledonGrassUnited States Elizabeth RyanUnited Kingdom Dorothea Lambert Chambers
United Kingdom Albert Prebble		6–0, 6–0[11]
Loss1920WimbledonGrassUnited States Elizabeth RyanFrance Suzanne Lenglen
Australia Gerald Patterson		7–5, 6–3[11]
Win1921WimbledonGrassUnited States Elizabeth RyanUnited Kingdom Phyllis Howkins
United Kingdom Max Woosnam		6–3, 6–1[11]
Loss1922WimbledonGrassUnited States Elizabeth RyanFrance Suzanne Lenglen
Australia Pat O'Hara Wood		6–4, 6–3[11]
Win1923WimbledonGrassUnited States Elizabeth RyanUnited Kingdom Dorothy Shepherd Barron
British Raj Lewis Deane		6–4, 7–5[11]

References
  1. "RANDOLPH LYCETT". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 11 February 1935. p. 10.
  2. Garcia, Gabriel. "Randolph Lycett: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. Garcia, Gabriel. "Randolph Lycett: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. "Wimbledon 1922". www.tennis.co.nf.
  5. "GREAT DOUBLES PLAYER". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 11 February 1935. p. 10.
  6. "SPORT ABROAD". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 28 April 1924. p. 9.
  7. "Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Gentlemen's Singles". Wimbledon official tournament website. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  8. "Australian Open Results Archive / 1905 Men's Doubles". Australian Open official website. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  9. "Australian Open Results Archive / 1911 Men's Doubles". Australian Oen official website. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  10. "Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Gentlemen's Doubles". Wimbledon official tournament website. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  11. "Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Mixed Doubles". Wimbledon official tournament website. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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