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
Loss1922WimbledonGrass Gerald Patterson3–6, 4–6, 2–6[7]

Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1905Australasian ChampionshipsGrass Tom Tachell Edgar T. Barnard
Basil Spence		11–9, 8–6, 1–6, 4–6, 6–1[8]
Win1911Australasian ChampionshipsGrass Rodney Heath John Addison
Norman Brookes		6–2, 7–5, 6–0[9]
Loss1919WimbledonGrass Rodney Heath Pat O'Hara Wood
Ronald Thomas		4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 2–6[10]
Win1921WimbledonGrass Max Woosnam Arthur Lowe
Gordon Lowe		6–3, 6–0, 7–5[10]
Win1922WimbledonGrass James Anderson Pat O'Hara Wood
Gerald Patterson		3–6, 7–9, 6–4, 6–3, 11–9[10]
Win1923WimbledonGrass Leslie Godfree Eduardo Flaquer
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
Win1919WimbledonGrass Elizabeth Ryan Dorothea Lambert Chambers
Albertem Prebble		6–0, 6–0[11]
Loss1920WimbledonGrass Elizabeth Ryan Suzanne Lenglen
Gerald Patterson		7–5, 6–3[11]
Win1921WimbledonGrass Elizabeth Ryan Phyllis Howkins
Max Woosnam		6–3, 6–1[11]
Loss1922WimbledonGrass Elizabeth Ryan Suzanne Lenglen
Pat O'Hara Wood		6–4, 6–3[11]
Win1923WimbledonGrass Elizabeth Ryan Dorothy Shepherd Barron
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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