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| Full name | Stanley Norwood Doust |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
| Born | (1878-03-29)29 March 1878 Sydney, Australia |
| Died | 13 December 1961(1961-12-13) (aged 83) London, England |
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft7+1⁄2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1904 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1923 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| College | Newington College |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 266-120 (68.9%)[1] |
| Career titles | 17[1] |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (1913,A. Wallis Myers) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1908) |
| Wimbledon | F (1913(AC)) |
| Other tournaments | |
| WHCC | 2R (1923) |
| WCCC | SF (1920) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | F (1909) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1913, 1919) |
Stanley Norwood Doust (29 March 1878 – 13 December 1961)[2] was an Australian-borntennis player who captained his nation'sDavis Cup team and was winner of the Mixed Doubles Trophy atWimbledon.[3]
Doust was born inNewtown, New South Wales,[3] the only son of Isaac Doust, landowner and property developer, and his wife Lucy Ellen (née Dunlop).[4] His elder sister was Edith Lucy Doust (1875–1947),[5] who marriedHarry Wolstenholme and was an early female graduate at theUniversity of Sydney[6] and tennis player.[7] Living inMarrickville andWyroolahDulwich Hill, Doust was educated atNewington College commencing in 1887 at the age of eight.[8] On 18 August 1903, at the Presbyterian Church in Petersham, he married Dorothy Mary Storer.[9]
Doust played in the Australian Open in 1907 and 1908. In 1909 he playedWimbledon in doubles withHarry Parker. In 1913 he was defeated atWimbledon byMaurice Evans McLoughlin.[10] in the same year he captained the Australian Davis Cup team that won against the United States team with McLoughlin in it.[3] His last major title win was the 1926British Covered Court Championships mixed championship where he played withJoan Ridley.[3] In his obituary inThe Times he is described as; "One of the last of the world's great 'dolly' servers and particularly nimble about the court, he was seen at his best in doubles matches ... he used a well-placed, low-bouncing service that forced his opponent to hit upwards while [he] moved in to volley."[3]
A. Wallis Myers ofThe Daily Telegraph ranked Doust as world No. 8 in 1913.[11]
| Result | Year | Championship | urface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1909 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Harry Parker |  Arthur GoreHerbert Roper Barrett | 2–6, 1–6, 4–6 |
Doust served as a lieutenant during World War I.[12]
For 31 years from 1920, Doust was the lawn tennis correspondent for theDaily Mail.[3] He died in a London hospital aged 83.[3]
Maurice E. McLoughlin of San Francisco, the United States lawn tennis champion, by defeating to-day in three straight sets Stanley N. Doust, the Australasian Davis Cup Captain, in the final round of the all-England lawn tennis singles championship tournament, won the right to challengeA. F. Wilding of New Zealand, the title holder, and the match will be played here on Friday.
