Laddie Wheatcroft
| Full name | Irving Horace Wheatcroft |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
| Born | 1904 Wheatcroft, Kentucky, United States |
| Died | 14 February 1967 (aged 62) Ulster County, New York, United States |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1930, 1932) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1933) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1932, 1933, 1934) |
Irving Horace "Laddie" Wheatcroft (1904–1967) was a British–American amateur tennis player.
Wheatcroft was born in the eponymous Wheatcroft, Kentucky, named after his father, a British magnate who built the community's railroad line.[1] Educated in England, Wheatcroft attended the University of Cambridge, from where he was a tennis blue and graduated in 1927.[2]
Standing at 6 ft 5 in, Wheatcroft possessed a powerful serve and featured in several editions of the Wimbledon Championships, making the quarter-finals of the men's doubles event in 1933.[3] He married fellow tennis player Christabel Hardie and the pair often competed together in mixed doubles.[4]
Wheatcroft returned to the United States just before the outbreak of World War II, settling with his wife in New York. He became a well known player and instructor of contract bridge, with the American Contract Bridge League granting him their highest possible status of "life master".[5]
References
- ^ "Irving Wheatcroft Jr.'s GS Performance Timeline & Stats". www.db4tennis.com.
- ^ "Noted Tennis Players". Swindon Advertiser. 20 September 1930.
- ^ "Visitor Says Hitler Magnetic". The Sentinel-News. 23 January 1941.
- ^ "Hit on Temple by Tennis Ball". Liverpool Daily Post. 19 August 1933.
- ^ "Irving Wheatcroft Dead at 62; A Contract Bridge Life Master". New York Times. 18 February 1967.