Randolph Lycett

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[2]
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)

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).[3]

Lycett was recognised as one of the dominant players in men's doubles.[4] 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.[5] 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.[citation needed]

Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 runner-up

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Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1922 Wimbledon Grass Australia Gerald Patterson 3–6, 4–6, 2–6 [6]

Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1905 Australasian Championships Grass Australia Tom Tachell Australia Edgar T. Barnard
Australia Basil Spence
11–9, 8–6, 1–6, 4–6, 6–1 [7]
Win 1911 Australasian Championships Grass Australia Rodney Heath Australia John Addison
Australia Norman Brookes
6–2, 7–5, 6–0 [8]
Loss 1919 Wimbledon Grass United States Rodney Heath Australia Pat O'Hara Wood
Australia Ronald Thomas
4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 2–6 [9]
Win 1921 Wimbledon Grass Australia Max Woosnam United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur Lowe
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Gordon Lowe
6–3, 6–0, 7–5 [9]
Win 1922 Wimbledon Grass Australia James Anderson Australia Pat O'Hara Wood
Australia Gerald Patterson
3–6, 7–9, 6–4, 6–3, 11–9 [9]
Win 1923 Wimbledon Grass United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Leslie Godfree Spain Eduardo Flaquer
Spain Manuel de Gomar
6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 [9]

Mixed doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1919 Wimbledon Grass United States Elizabeth Ryan United Kingdom Dorothea Lambert Chambers
United Kingdom Albert Prebble
6–0, 6–0 [10]
Loss 1920 Wimbledon Grass United States Elizabeth Ryan France Suzanne Lenglen
Australia Gerald Patterson
7–5, 6–3 [10]
Win 1921 Wimbledon Grass United States Elizabeth Ryan United Kingdom Phyllis Howkins
United Kingdom Max Woosnam
6–3, 6–1 [10]
Loss 1922 Wimbledon Grass United States Elizabeth Ryan France Suzanne Lenglen
Australia Pat O'Hara Wood
6–4, 6–3 [10]
Win 1923 Wimbledon Grass United States Elizabeth Ryan United Kingdom Dorothy Shepherd Barron
British Raj Lewis Deane
6–4, 7–5 [10]

References

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