1921 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Jarmila Wolfe is a Slovak-Australian former tennis player.
Rice Thomas Hopkins Gemmell (1896–1972) was an Australian tennis player.
The 1907 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament played on Grass courts at Auchenflower in Brisbane, Australia. The event is a part of the Grand Slam. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 18 to 24 August 1907. Horace Rice won the singles title.
The 1927 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 20 June until Saturday 2 July 1927. It was the 47th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1927. It was also the Wimbledon’s 50th anniversary of the staging of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
Anthony Wilding defeated Ernie Parker 6–1, 7–5, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1909 Australasian Championships. It was Wilding's second Australasian singles title after 1906. The event was held on the grass courts of the Zoological Gardens in Perth.
Rice Gemmell defeated Alfred Hedeman 7–5, 6–1, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1921 Australasian Championships.
The 1928 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the White City Tennis Club, Sydney, Australia from 21 January to 6 February. It was the 21st edition of the Australian Championships, the 5th held in Sydney, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Frenchman Jean Borotra and Australian Daphne Akhurst.
The 1920 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia from 15 March to 20 March. It was the 13th edition of the Australian Championships, the 2nd held in Adelaide, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles was won by Australian Pat O'Hara Wood.
The 1923 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia from 11 August to 18 August. It was the 16th edition of the Australian Championships, the third held in Brisbane, and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Pat O'Hara Wood and Margaret Molesworth.
The 1909 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor grass courts at Perth Zoo, Perth, Australia from 16 October to 25 October 1909. It was the fifth edition of the Australasian Championships, the first held in Perth and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. Anthony Wilding won the singles title, his second after 1906.
The 1910 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor grass courts at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia. It was the 6th edition of the Australasian Championships, the first held in Adelaide and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.
The 1911 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor grass courts at the Warehouseman's Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia. It was the 7th edition of the Australian Championships, the second held in Melbourne and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year.
The 1913 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Kitchener Park, Perth, Australia from 11 November to 15 November. It was the 9th edition of the Australian Championships, the 2nd held in Perth, and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles was won by Australian Ernie Parker.
The 1915 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Auchenflower, Brisbane, Australia from 13 August January to 21 August. It was the 11th edition of the Australian Championships, the 2nd held in Brisbane, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The men's singles title was won by Gordon Lowe.
Alfred Hedeman was an Australian tennis player. He won the doubles title alongside Ernie Parker at the Australasian Championships, the future Australian Open, in 1913. In the 1921 Australasian championships, held at Perth, Hedeman beat Keith McDougall in the semi finals before losing to Rice Gemmell in the final. Hedemann worked for the Bank of Australasia. He moved to Tasmania to be manager of the Launceston branch in 1933 and retired in 1940. Hedemann had been a fine cricketer and lacrosse player.
James Duckworth is an Australian professional tennis player. He has a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking of World No. 47 achieved on 8 November 2021 and No. 185 in doubles achieved on 10 February 2020. As a junior, Duckworth enjoyed a successful career which included winning three titles and reaching the semi-finals of the 2010 French Open. Duckworth represented Australia in tennis at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 ATP Cup.
Clarence Treloar was an Australian tennis player in the 1920s. "Clarrie", as he was known, was a popular player renowned for his tenacity. Although born in New South Wales, he settled in Western Australia in 1915 and in the 1920s was one of Perth's best known businessmen as City Sales manager for T M Burke Pty. Ltd. During the 1920s Treloar was the second best player in the State behind Rice Gemmell. Treloar was a semi finalists at the Australasian Championships singles at Perth in 1921. Treloar won the South Australian and Western Australian hard court championships. Treloar was seven times runner up in the Western Australian State Championships, losing every final in five sets. In 1933, Treloar became a professional tennis coach and was in high demand for his services. Treloar was a fine golfer, played bowls and was also President of the West Australian Darts Association.
Keith McDougall 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. McDougall was twice Western Australia State doubles champion with Rice Gemmell, despite having a "crippled arm", according to The West Australian newspaper of Perth. McDougall was the secretary of the King's Park Tennis Club in Perth. 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. In 1924 McDougall opened a store which sold sports equipment with fellow player Rice Gemmell. In 1927, McDougall partnered the Duke of York in a doubles tennis match when the Duke visited Australia.
The first-seeds Jack Hawkes and Gerald Patterson claimed their second title by defeating James Anderson and Pat O'Hara Wood 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 in the final, to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1926 Australasian Championships.
Rice Gemmell