General Michael Gallwey
McNamara
Male
Ireland
1860-00-00
County Cork, Ireland
1938-02-25
Grand Hotel, Monaco


About

Studied at Oxford University. First played competitive lawn tennis in 1880, when he was one of the first Irish players to take part in the Wimbledon tournament. His best performance there came in 1885, when he reached the quarter-finals before losing in straight sets to his fellow Irishman Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne.



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Archive statistics 1880 - 1920
4
45
24


Tournament wins 1891 - Rushbrooke (Amateur)
1882 - Waterford (Amateur)
1881 - Waterford (Amateur)
1881 - Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament (Amateur)


Tournaments Cannes Beau Site New Year Meeting - 1920 Monte Carlo - 1914 Côte d'Azur Championships - 1914 Riviera Championships - 1914 Cannes Beau Site New Year Meeting - 1914 Kent Championships - 1893 Irish Championships - 1892 Fitzwilliam Purse - 1892 Rushbrooke - 1891 Wimbledon - 1888 Wimbledon - 1887 Wimbledon - 1886 Wimbledon - 1885 Middlesex Championships - 1885 Prince's Club Tournament - 1882 Waterford - 1882 Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament - 1882 Agricultural Hall Tournament - 1882 Cheltenham - 1881-2 Wimbledon - 1881 Irish Championships - 1881 Waterford - 1881 Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament - 1881 Wimbledon - 1880 Irish Championships - 1880

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