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Frank Stoker
Irish tennis player

Frank Stoker

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Irish tennis player
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Place of death
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Age
71 years
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Biography

Frank Owen Stoker (29 May 1867 – 8 January 1939) was an Irish tennis and rugby union player. He is the only rugby international to have won Wimbledon.

Stoker was Irish tennis champion (doubles) in 1890, 1891 and 1893 - 1895. In 1890 and 1893 he and Joshua Pim won the doubles in Wimbledon. He was ranked World No. 7 for 1892 by Karoly Mazak. He was a member of Landsdowne Lawn Tennis Club.

He played five times for Ireland in rugby union between 1886-91. Stoker was a Forward, he played four matches in the Home Nations Championships, and one against the touring New Zealand Natives side.

Stoker trained as a Dental Surgeon and qualified from the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland holding a LDS (Licence in Dental Surgery). He lived in Westland Row, Dublin and married Margaret(Rita) in 1900, they had daughters May, Norma, Joan and Ruth.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (2 titles)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1890Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrassUnited Kingdom Joshua PimUnited Kingdom George Hillyard
United Kingdom Ernest Lewis
6–0, 7–5, 6–4
Winner1893Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrassUnited Kingdom Joshua PimUnited Kingdom Harry Barlow
United Kingdom Ernest Lewis
4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–0
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