William Donald
Love
Male
Canada
1877-09-27
London, Ontario, Canada
1956-05-05
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
From the internet: William D. Love graduated from the University of Toronto in 1899. He moved to Winnipeg in 1903 and was employed with Western Canada Flour Mills. He received an accounting degree in 1908 and worked in the Mexico City office of an accounting firm for several years before returning to Winnipeg and establishing his own firm, W. D. Love and Company. On 7 June 1911, he married Laura Augusta “Gussie” Drewry (1887-1972), daughter of Edward L. Drewry, and they had five children.
He was President of the Manitoba Lawn Tennis Association and President of the Winnipeg Lawn Tennis Club for over 20 years. He was the Manitoba tennis champion (1908-1909) and Western Canada champion (1929). He was a charter member of the Winnipeg Winter Club and an honorary life member of the Manitoba Club. He sang in the choir at Saint Stephen’s-Broadway Church and Saint George’s Anglican Church and was a member of the Men’s Musical Club of Winnipeg.
1897 - 1920
3
14
5
1916 - Western Canada Hard Court Championships (Amateur)
1909 - Manitoba Championships (Amateur)
1908 - Manitoba Championships (Amateur)
Semifinals
Paul Bennett 1 *
William Donald Love
6-2
12-10
Final
George Donaldson Holmes 1 *
William Donald Love
9-7
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
William Donald Love 1 *
George Donaldson Holmes
7-5
6-3
Semifinals
Frederick William Leistikow 1 *
William Donald Love
6-4
6-3
Final
William Donald Love 1 *
Edward Somerville Read
6-4
6-3
6-0
Challenge Round
Henry Mayes 1 *
William Donald Love
w.o.
Challenge Round
William Donald Love 1 *
Henry Mayes
6-2
3-6
6-1
6-4
Final
William Donald Love 1 *
Edward Somerville Read
6-3
6-4
6-1
Challenge Round
William Donald Love 1 *
C.K. Andrews
w.o.
Final
C.K. Andrews 1 *
William Donald Love
?
Final
Louis Harold Northrop 1 *
William Donald Love
6-4
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
William Alves Morgan Boys 1 *
William Donald Love
7-5
6-4
Round 2
George Preston Sheldon jr 1 *
William Donald Love
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Leonard Everett (Leo) Ware 1 *
William Donald Love
6-1
6-2