Randolph Lycett

Randolph Lycett

Full name	Randolph Lycett
Country (sports)	Australia  United Kingdom
Born	(1886-08-27)27 August 1886 Birmingham, England
Died	9 February 1935(1935-02-09) (aged 48) [1] Jersey, United Kingdom
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	1905 (amateur tour)
Retired	1929
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	185–68 (73.1%) [2]
Career titles	16 [2]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	SF (1905)
Wimbledon	F (1922)
US Open	2R (1919)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (1905, 1911)
Wimbledon	W (1921, 1922, 1923)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	W (1919, 1921, 1923)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	QF (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

Singles: 1 runner-up

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

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

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

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

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

References

1. "RANDOLPH LYCETT". The Sydney Morning Herald . 11 February 1935. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
2. Garcia, Gabriel. "Randolph Lycett: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
3. "Wimbledon 1922". tennis.co.nf. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. 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. "Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Gentlemen's Doubles". Wimbledon official tournament website. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
10. "Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Mixed Doubles". Wimbledon official tournament website. Retrieved 7 October 2015.

External links

• Randolph Lycett at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Randolph Lycett at the International Tennis Federation
• Randolph Lycett at the Davis Cup