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| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
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| Born | (1878-07-24)24 July 1878 Kettering, England |
| Died | 17 June 1939(1939-06-17) (aged 60) Berrow,Epsom, England |
| Turned pro | 1903 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1926 (part-time afterwards) |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 2R (1926) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1921) |
| US Open | 2R (1921) |
| Other tournaments | |
| WHCC | 3R (1921) |
| WCCC | 1R (1919) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1908) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1914) |
| Other mixed doubles tournaments | |
| WHCC | SF (1914) |
Arthur Wallis MyersCBE (24 July 1878 – 17 June 1939) was an Englishtennis correspondent, editor, author and player. He was one of the leading tennis journalists of the first half of the 20th century.[1][2]
Myers was son of the Rev. John Brown Myers, secretary of theBaptist Missionary Society, and Agnes Traphena (née Nutter). He attended theWatford Endowed School andThe Leys School inCambridge.[3][4]
In 1900 Myers married Lilian Gentry, daughter of Captain George Gentry, ofMaldon,Essex.[4] The couple had seven children, the youngest of whom, Prue, wrote a tribute to her father entitledA. Wallis Myers: A testament to tennis.
He was a keen tennis player himself and was active mainly in amateur doubles competition. In April 1906 he won the doubles title with New ZealanderAnthony Wilding[5] at the Championships of Barcelona.[6] He also won the Monte Carlo doubles championship in 1910 and 1921.
In mixed doubles competition, Myers competed atMonte Carlo in 1909[7] and later at the 1914World Hard Court Championships withPhyllis Satterthwaite, reaching the semi-finals. He also teamed up withMolla Bjurstedt Mallory for the 1923 Monte Carlo tournament.[8]
Also in 1923 he won the doubles title at theSouth of France Championships.[7] He was the captain of British tennis teams on tour in Europe, South Africa and India.[1]
Myers was the editor of theAyers Lawn Tennis Almanack beginning in 1908.[9] The following year he began work as the lawn tennis correspondent ofThe Daily Telegraph, a position he held until his death in 1939. He also served as lawn tennis editor ofThe Field and he wrote several books on tennis including a biography of four-time Wimbledon championAnthony Wilding who was killed in the First World War. During that war Myers served in theMinistry of Information.[10]
In 1924 he founded the International Lawn Tennis Club of Great Britain[11][12] withLord Balfour, former Prime Minister and later a Member of the Cabinet, as its first President.
Myers was appointedCommander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the1920 New Year Honours, dated 30 March 1920, for his work at the Ministry of Information.[13]
He was appointedChevalier (Knight) of the Legion of Honour by French PresidentPaul Doumer on 29 April 1932 for his service to the game of tennis.[14]
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