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General First nameCharles Walder
LastnameGrinstead
GenderMale
CountryEngland
Date of birth1860-12-01
Place of birthEast Teignmouth, Devon, England
Date of death1930-03-16
Place of deathNikenbah, Queensland, Australia


About

Charles W. Grinstead matriculated at Oxford University on 14 October 1879 and graduated with a B.A. in 1884. In 1883, while still a student at Oxford, and together with Charles Welldon, Grinstead had won the fifth and last edition of the Oxford University Men’s Doubles Championship, which is now considered the precursor to the men’s doubles event at Wimbledon, first held in 1884.

In the mid-1880s, Charles Grinstead moved to North America, eventually settling in Idaho, where he ran a farm for several years. Circa 1910, he moved to New Zealand, but by 1913 was living in the coastal town of Pialba in Queensland, Australia, where he also ran a farm and spent his final years.

Together with his wife Gertrude, Charles Grinstead had four children – three sons and one daughter. Their youngest son, Arthur John Grinstead, popularly known as Jack, also became a tennis player.
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From: https://idahogenealogy.com/nezperce/charles_w_grinstead.htm

Charles W. Grinstead, a thrifty farmer and influential man, who lives about one mile northwest from Forest, is one of the substantial men of property and a public minded citizen of this section. Charles W. Grinstead was born in England, on December 1, 1860. His father, Charles G. Grinstead, was a clergyman and devoted himself to his calling all his life. He married Sarah A. Stanley, whose father was a prominent physician and surgeon. The father died in March, 1899 and the mother died on November 30, 1901.

Our subject remained with his parents until he was twenty-four, having received a good college education. He left England in the spring of 1885, going direct to Ontario, Canada, where he remained nine months and then made his way to the United States and engaged in the mercantile business. In 1899 he came to his present place and bought one hundred and thirty acres of land. It is partly in cultivation, all fenced and furnished with plenty of good improvements, among which may be mentioned a fine eight room house, good large frame barn and other buildings. He has sufficient stock to carry on the place and is a thrifty fanner.

On September 6, 1892, Mr Grinstead married Miss Gertrude, daughter of George W. Cline and Eliza Cline. Mr Cline was a barrister in India and not only handled the language with fluency but was also a very prominent man in his profession and exceptionally talented. Mr and Mrs Grinstead are members of the Episcopal Church and devout and faithful supporters of the same. Mr Grinstead is an ardent and well-informed Republican.

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Archive statistics Career1880 - 1894
Tournament wins13
Matches90
Match wins77


Tournament wins 1892 - St. Augustine Lawn Tennis Tournament (Amateur)
1884 - Buxton (Amateur)
1884 - Essex Championships (Amateur)
1884 - Exmouth (Open)
1884 - Middlesex Championships (Amateur)
1883 - Essex Championships (Amateur)
1883 - Sussex County Lawn Tennis Club Spring Tournament (Amateur)
1883 - Leicester (Amateur)
1883 - Exmouth (Open)
1883 - Edgbaston (Amateur)
1883 - Leamington (Amateur)
1883 - Exeter (Amateur)
1882 - Essex Championships (Amateur)


Tournaments St. Augustine Lawn Tennis Tournament - 1894 Tampa Gulf Championship - 1893 St. Augustine Lawn Tennis Tournament - 1892 Tampa Gulf Championship - 1892 Wimbledon - 1884 Essex Championships - 1884 South of England Championships - 1884 Exmouth - 1884 Middlesex Championships - 1884 Buxton - 1884 Wimbledon - 1883 Essex Championships - 1883 Leicester - 1883 South of England Championships - 1883 Exmouth - 1883 Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament - 1883 Leamington - 1883 Edgbaston - 1883 Exeter - 1883 Sussex County Lawn Tennis Club Spring Tournament - 1883 Essex Championships - 1882 Oxford University Tournament - 1882 Essex Championships - 1881 Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament - 1881 Oxford University Tournament - 1881 Essex County Cricket Club - 1880