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| Full name | John Thorneycroft Hartley |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Born | (1849-01-09)9 January 1849 Tong, England[citation needed] |
| Died | 21 August 1935(1935-08-21) (aged 86) Knaresborough, England |
| Turned pro | 1879 (amateur) |
| Retired | 1888 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 18–5 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | W (1879,1880) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1884) |
Rev.John Thorneycroft Hartley (9 January 1849 – 21 August 1935) was atennis player from England, and the only clergyman to winWimbledon.
Hartley won the 1879Gentlemen's Singles title against Irish champion,Vere St. Leger Goold in three sets on 15 July,[1] retaining his title the following year, 1880, by defeatingHerbert Lawford in the Challenge Round in four sets.
Hartley lost in 37 minutes in the 1881 Gentlemen's Singles final, toWilliam Renshaw. This was the shortest final on record and it was reported that Hartley was suffering from an attack of 'English cholera'.[2] Hartley did not compete in the 1882 championships and made a final return at the 1883 championships, losing in the second round toHerbert Wilberforce in four sets.
In 1926, at the Golden Jubilee championships, Hartley was presented with a silver medal byQueen Mary, as one of 34 surviving champions.
Hartley was born in 1849, second son of John Hartley (died 1884) and his wife Emma, daughter of ironmasterGeorge Benjamin Thorneycroft ofWolverhampton. His parents were both of south Staffordshire industrial business families, his father's family owned the glass making firm of Hartley Chance & Company ofSmethwick, while the Thorneycrofts founded Shrubbery Ironworks in Wolverhampton, in which his father became a partner. He grew up atTong Castle in Shropshire, which his father leased from theEarl of Bradford in 1856.[3]
In 1867, Hartley matriculated atChrist Church, Oxford. He graduated B.A. in 1870, and M.A. in 1874.[4]
Hartley married Alice Margaret Lascelles Murray, daughter ofWilliam Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield and a granddaughter ofHenry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood, in 1875. They had no children.
Hartley was a clergyman with the Church of England, and he was ordained deacon in 1872 and priest in 1873 by thebishop of Winchester and served from 1872 to 1874 as curate of Christ Church,Southwark in south London. Hartley became the vicar ofBurneston, Yorkshire,[4] from 1874 to 1919Rural Dean of East Catterick from 1891 to 1917 and Honorary Canon ofRipon Cathedral from 1905.[5][6] He died at the age of 86 inKnaresborough, Yorkshire, and he is buried at Burneston.
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1879 | Wimbledon | Grass | Vere St. Leger Goold | 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 1880 | Wimbledon | Grass | Herbert Lawford | 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1881 | Wimbledon | Grass | William Renshaw | 0–6, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1886 | Chapel Allerton LTC Tournament | Grass | William Henry Mahon | 2–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 1888 | Victorian Championships | Asphalt |  Arthur G. H. Colquhoun | 3–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
