Alfred Ingram (1876–1944) was a British tennis player in the years before and after World war 1.

Alfred Ingram
Full nameWilliam Alfred Ingram
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born1876
Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Died30 December 1944 (aged 68) [1]
Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Turned pro1901 (amateur tour)
Retired1934
Singles
Career record44-27
Career titles7
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQF (1913)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQF (1920, 1923)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon3R (1925)

He played in the Wimbledon singles from 1912 to 1926. His best performance at Wimbledon was a quarter final in 1913 (where he lost to Maurice McLoughlin).[2]

He won seven tournaments, including the 1910 Edmonton, where he defeated Hassan Ali Fyzee in the final.

He was runner-up at the 1909 Sussex Championships, where he defeated Stanley Doust (a world No. 8) and Arthur Davys Tuckey in the semifinal before losing the final to Robert Powell.

His daughter Peggy played at Wimbledon (Alfred and Peggy played mixed doubles together at Wimbledon).

References

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  1. ^ "FreeBMD Home Page". freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "WIMBLEDON 1913". tennis.co.nf. Retrieved September 5, 2017.