Edgar Moon

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Edgar Moon
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Full nameEdgar Forest Moon
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born(1904-12-03)3 December 1904
Forest Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Died26 May 1976(1976-05-26) (aged 71)
Greenslopes, Brisbane, Australia [1]
Turned pro1925 (amateur tour)
Retired1940
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open W (1930)
French Open QF (1930)
Wimbledon 4R (1928)
US Open 1R (1928)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open W (1932)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open W (1929, 1934)
US Open F (1928)
Team competitions
Davis Cup SFEu (1930)

Edgar "Gar" Moon (3 December 1904 – 26 May 1976) [2] was a tennis player from Australia who was best known for winning the 1930 Australian Championships – Men's singles title. He also won the 1932 Men's Doubles title with Jack Crawford. He won all three men's titles at the Australian Championships.

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Moon was introduced to tennis by his parents at an early age. He went to the Brisbane Grammar School where he was encouraged to play cricket but he preferred to play tennis on his parents' clay court. Moon was largely self-taught and practised his skills playing against family in Cabooltura where his father had a dairy farm. [3] Moon was tall and strong and had good technique, but lacked dedication to the game. [4]

In 1923 he joined the East Brisbane club, then transferred to Toombul, helping that club in 1926 to its first pennant. With some support from the umpire Cam Hammond, Moon came to be recognised as a serious Davis Cup hope, and won some good games against the likes of C. S. Buckley and Norman Peach. In 1928 he gained international experience on a tour with Cummings, appearing at Wimbledon, where he made it to the fourth round. Moon and Cummings were beaten by the American combination of Lott and Hennessy, and he did well in mixed doubles with Mrs O'Hara Wood. [5]

Moon won his first national title at the 1929 Open when he teamed up with Daphne Akhurst to win the mixed doubles championship. In 1934, he won the Mixed Doubles title for a second time with partner Joan Hartigan.

In 1930, Moon won the Australian Open men's singles championship defeating Harry Hopman in the final 6–3, 6–1, 6–3. In 1932 the native of Queensland completed the triple, capturing the men's doubles title with partner Jack Crawford. [6]

He played in two Davis Cup ties for the Australia Davis Cup team in 1930, against Switzerland and Ireland, and won all four of his singles matches. [7]

Moon enlisted in the Australian Army on 17 March 1942 and reached the rank of corporal. He was discharged on 12 November 1945. [8]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 win)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1930 Australian Championships Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Hopman 6–3, 6–1, 6–3

Doubles (1 win, 3 losses)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1928 Australian Championships Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim Willard Flag of France.svg Jean Borotra
Flag of France.svg Jacques Brugnon 		2–6, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Loss1929 Australian Championships Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Cummings Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Crawford
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Hopman 		1–6, 8–6, 6–4, 1–6, 3–6
Win1932 Australian Championships Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Crawford Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Hopman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gerald Patterson 		12–10, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss1933 Australian Championships Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Crawford Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Keith Gledhill
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ellsworth Vines 		4–6, 8–10, 2–6

Mixed doubles (2 wins, 1 loss)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1928 U.S. National Championships Grass Flag of the United States.svg Edith Cross Flag of the United States.svg Helen Wills
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Hawkes 		1–6, 3–6
Win1929 Australian Championships Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daphne Cozens Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marjorie Crawford
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Crawford 		6–0, 7–5
Win1934 Australian Championships Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joan Hartigan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Emily Westacott
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Dunlop 		6–3, 6–4

References

  1. ↑ "Tennis death". The Canberra Times . 28 May 1976. p. 18 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "Tennis death". The Canberra Times . Vol. 50, no. 14, 390. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 May 1976. p. 18. Retrieved 28 March 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Lawn Tennis". Western Mail . Perth. 13 February 1930. p. 23 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Gar Moon". www.tennis.co.nf. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Lawn Tennis". Western Mail (Perth) . Vol. XLV, no. 2, 296. Western Australia. 13 February 1930. p. 23. Retrieved 28 March 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Australian Open players – Edgar Moon". Tennis Australia.
  7. ↑ "Davis Cup – Player profile". International Tennis Federation (ITF).
  8. ↑ "World War Two service record". Commonwealth of Australia.
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