 Goodbody in 1901 | |
| Full name | Manliffe Francis Goodbody |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
| Born | 20 November 1868 Dublin,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Died | 24 March 1916(1916-03-24) (aged 47) SS Sussex,English Channel |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 15 |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1889,1893) |
| US Open | F (1894Ch) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | SF (1893) |
Manliffe Francis Goodbody (20 November 1868 – 24 March 1916) was an Irishtennis andfootball player.
Goodbody was born on 20 November 1868, atDublin, the son of Marcus Goodbody and Hannah Woodcock Perry.[1][2] He representedIreland at football in 1889 and 1891.[3] In 1894 he finished runner-up to defending championRobert Wrenn at theU.S. National Championships in Newport,[4][5] having earlier beatenFred Hovey andWilliam Larned.[6] Goodbody reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon in1889 and1893.
Goodbody was defeated in the final of the 1895London Championships at Queens Club in London byHarry S. Barlow. He also won theNorth of Ireland Championships held at theCliftonville Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club inBelfast three times in 1889,[7] 1890 and 1893.
In 1896 Goodbody won the singles title at theKent Championships inBeckenham after defeatingHarry S. Barlow in the final.[8] The next year he lost the challenge round toGeorge Greville in five sets.[9] In April 1897 he won theFrench Covered Court Championships in Paris after a straight-sets victory in the final againstFrank Riseley.[10]
Goodbody died during theFirst World War as a passenger aboardSSSussex that was torpedoed by a German submarine in theEnglish Channel on 24 March 1916.[11] He married in 1904 and was survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter.
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1894 | U.S. Championships | Grass |  Robert Wrenn | 8–6, 1–6, 4–6, 4–8 |