Albert
Burke
Male
Ireland
1901-00-00
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
1958-11-22
Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Burke_(tennis)
Albert Burke was a French-born professional tennis player of Irish descent who described himself as British but was classed as a representative of Ireland and, on other occasions, of France when playing in international tournaments. In 1924 and 1925, he won the men’s singles event at the Bristol Cup tournament, which was at that time the principal competition for tennis professionals.
Albert Burke was the son of Thomas Burke, one of the earliest tennis professionals. His father had been the tennis coach at Dublin’s Lansdowne Club (where the champions Joshua Pim and Frank Stoker were among those he guided) before moving to France in 1897 at the behest of Viktor Voss. […]
Thomas Burke’s three sons, Tommy, Albert and Edmund, were all raised to succeed their father in the game. The eldest, Tommy, was already playing professionally by February 1914 when, aged 13, he played a set against the former British Prime Minister Arthur Balfour at Cannes. He was subsequently eclipsed by Albert and by Edmund, the latter enjoying a long and consistent professional career, but without matching Albert’s degree of success.
Albert Burke coached at the Lawn Tennis Club of Marseille in 1920 but soon after, following the death of his father, he returned to the Carlton Club’s seven court-complex at Cannes. In 1922, he won the international professional invitation tournament at Lloyd Park, Walthamstow (sponsored by the News of the World), defeating Joseph Negro in straight sets in the semi-final and overcoming Charles Read of the Queen’s Club in the final “after a magnificent contest that lasted two and a half hours”.
When organising tournaments at the Carlton Courts he was able to attract the best players of the day, both professional and amateur, and during a 1923 competition four hundred and twenty matches were played there during a single week. These included a “memorable” contest between Suzanne Lenglen and Elizabeth Ryan, and a match between Burke and the Frenchman Henri d’Arsonville, then regarded as the world professional champion. The latter encounter attracted heavy betting on its outcome, “thrilled a large audience and ended in a win for the French player”. In 1925, partnered by Lenglen, Albert Burke played in an exhibition match against René Lacoste and Yvonne Bourgeois at Nice.
Albert Burke won the Bristol Cup in France in 1924 and 1925, beating Roman Najuch in both finals. He was also losing finalist in the Bristol Cup in 1926, 1929 and 1931, defeated in all three finals by the Czechoslovak Karel Koželuh.
In the absence of Koželuh, Burke won the Deauville tournament in 1927, meeting Joseph Negro, Howard Kinsey and his own brother Edmund in the final pool, and beating them all without losing a set. On account of this victory he was saluted as “champion of the world”, and he was the acknowledged Champion of France when, in the following year, he played in the 1928 Bristol Cup competition and appeared at the World Professional Singles Championship at the Queen’s Club, defeating the titleholder, Dan Maskell, in the third round.
Playing against his brother Edmund and their assistant coach at Cannes, Robert Ramillon, Albert won the doubles final at the Queen’s Club in 1928 with Roman Najuch as his partner, but it was Ramillon who defeated Edmund to take the singles title. Albert Burke finished second in the 1930 French Pro Championship round robin, while Karel Koželuh was the winner.
At the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships Burke was a quarter finalist in 1931 (losing to Howard Kinsey) and 1932 (losing to Bill Tilden). In 1931, at an exhibition match at Crawford Notch, he had defeated Tilden in what was described as “the best feat of his career.” At the 1935 Wembley Championships, Burke lost in the quarter finals to Ellsworth Vines. The following year he partnered Henri Cochet to the doubles title at the French Professional Championships.
Albert Burke died in Cannes in November 1958 at the age of 57.
1920 - 1939
6
154
92
1928 - Deauville Professional Championships (Professional)
1927 - Deauville Professional Championships (Professional)
1927 - Berlin Pro Championships (Professional)
1925 - Bristol Cup (Professional)
1924 - Bristol Cup (Professional)
1922 - Walthamstow Pro (Professional)
Round 1
Albert Burke 1 *
Jacques Longuemare
5-7
6-4
6-2
6-2
Round 2
Albert Burke 1 *
Henri Ricco
6-3
6-0
6-0
Round 3
Robert Ramillon 1 *
Albert Burke
6-0
6-3
6-1
Poule
Martin Plaa 1 *
Albert Burke
6-3
6-4
6-3
Poule
Bill Tilden 1 *
Albert Burke
6-4
6-4
6-3
Poule
Daniel (Dan) Maskell 1 *
Albert Burke
6-1
6-1
6-2
Poule
Robert Ramillon 1 *
Albert Burke
6-1
6-3
6-3
Poule
Hans Nusslein 1 *
Albert Burke
6-2
6-4
6-0
Poule
Giordano Simon 1 *
Albert Burke
6-1
6-3
Poule
Martin Plaa 1 *
Albert Burke
6-2
6-1
Poule
Alfred Jean Estrabeau 1 *
Albert Burke
6-2
6-2
Poule
Bill Tilden 1 *
Albert Burke
6-3
6-2
Poule
Henri Cochet 1 *
Albert Burke
2
sets
Poule
Robert Ramillon 1 *
Albert Burke
6-0
6-3
Round 1
Albert Burke 1 *
F.H. Poulson
6-3
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Hans Nusslein 1 *
Albert Burke
6-3
3-1
ret.
Round 1
Jan Goedraad 1 *
Albert Burke
w.o.
Round 1
Albert Burke 1 *
Mr. Gaafar-Mahmud
6-1
6-2
Quarterfinals
Albert Burke 1 *
Mr. Ibrahim-Bassiuni
6-0
6-3
Semifinals
Albert Burke 1 *
Henri Cochet
6-2
6-4
6-0
Final
Bill Tilden 1 *
Albert Burke
6-2
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Martin Plaa 1 *
Albert Burke
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Robert Ramillon 1 *
Albert Burke
11-9
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Hans Nusslein 1 *
Albert Burke
6-4
6-1
6-2
Round 1
Albert Burke 1 *
Alfred Jean Estrabeau
6-4
6-4
6-2
Quarterfinals
Hans Nusslein 1 *
Albert Burke
6-1
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Round 2
Albert Burke 1 *
Francois Garnero
6-1
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
Martin Plaa 1 *
Albert Burke
4-6
6-3
6-1
3-6
6-3
Round 1
Quarterfinals
Bill Tilden 1 *
Albert Burke
6-3
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Jose (Pilo) Facondi 1 *
Albert Burke
6-2
6-0
6-2
Round 1
Hans Nusslein 1 *
Albert Burke
6-3
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Albert Burke 1 *
Mr. Roggen
6-1
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Albert Burke 1 *
Wim Hemmes
6-1
6-1
6-4
Quarterfinals
Martin Plaa 1 *
Albert Burke
9-7
4-6
1-6
6-4
6-1
Quarterfinals
Ellsworth Vines 1 *
Albert Burke
6-2
6-1
6-0
Quarterfinals
Albert Burke 1 *
Martin Plaa
6-3
3-6
9-7
Semifinals
Ellsworth Vines 1 *
Albert Burke
6-1
6-2
7-5
Quarterfinals
Bill Tilden 1 *
Albert Burke
6-0
6-2
Quarterfinals
Robert Ramillon 1 *
Albert Burke
6-1
10-8
6-3
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Henri Cochet 1 *
Albert Burke
6-1
6-3
Quarterfinals
Bill Tilden 1 *
Albert Burke
6-1
6-1
6-2
Round 2
Albert Burke 1 *
Konrad Eppler
6-4
6-1
4-6
6-3
Round 3
Hermann Bartelt 1 *
Albert Burke
6-4
5-7
11-9
6-3
Round 1
Albert Burke 1 *
Theodore (Teddy) Rericha
6-3
10-8
Round 2
Albert Burke 1 *
H. Cohane
6-2
6-0
Quarterfinals
Albert Burke 1 *
T. Worthley
6-1
6-0
6-0
Semifinals
Charles W. (Charlie) Wood Jr. 1 *
Albert Burke
9-7
10-8
1-6
4-6
7-5
Poule
Hans Nusslein 1 *
Albert Burke
6-4
6-3
Poule
Albert Burke 1 *
Roman Najuch
5-7
6-0
6-4
Poule
Bill Tilden 1 *
Albert Burke
6-2
8-6
Quarterfinals
Albert Burke 1 *
Robert (Bobby) Seller
6-0
6-1
6-0
Semifinals
Bill Tilden 1 *
Albert Burke
6-1
1-6
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Albert Burke 1 *
Max Knape
3
sets
Round 2
Albert Burke 1 *
Konrad Eppler
6-4
6-2
7-5
Round 3
Albert Burke 1 *
Carl W. Reinhardt
6-0
6-1
6-1
Round 4
Albert Burke 1 *
Alexander Moldenhauer
6-0
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Albert Burke 1 *
Heinz Messerschmidt
6-4
6-4
6-4
Poule
Martin Plaa 1 *
Albert Burke
6-1
6-2
1-6
3-6
6-4
Poule
Hans Nusslein 1 *
Albert Burke
6-2
7-5
6-3
Poule
Bill Tilden 1 *
Albert Burke
8-6
6-1
6-3
Poule
Albert Burke 1 *
Bruce Barnes
6-3
6-1
Poule
Albert Burke 1 *
Hans Nusslein
2-6
6-4
8-6
Poule
J. Emmett Pare 1 *
Albert Burke
6-4
7-5
Poule
Karel Kozeluh 1 *
Albert Burke
6-4
6-1
Poule
Roman Najuch 1 *
Albert Burke
4-6
7-5
6-4
Poule
Bill Tilden 1 *
Albert Burke
6-2
6-2
Poule
Albert Burke 1 *
J. Emmett Pare
6-1
6-4
Poule
Bill Tilden 1 *
Albert Burke
6-4
7-5
6-0
Poule
Albert Burke 1 *
Roman Najuch
6-4
13-11
Poule
Hans Nusslein 1 *
Albert Burke
7-5
6-1
Poule
Bill Tilden 1 *
Albert Burke
6-2
6-8
6-3
Poule
Karel Kozeluh 1 *
Albert Burke
4-6
6-3
11-9
Round 1
Albert Burke 1 *
Dan Martella
6-1
6-0
6-3
Round 2
Albert Burke 1 *
Valerian John Yavorski
6-1
6-0
6-0
Round 3
Albert Burke 1 *
John Cardegna
6-2
6-1
6-0
Quarterfinals
Howard Kinsey 1 *
Albert Burke
10-8
8-10
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Albert Burke 1 *
Hans Nusslein
6-3
6-4
7-5
Round 2
Albert Burke 1 *
Joseph Negro
6-1
6-3
6-3
Quarterfinals
Albert Burke 1 *
R. Minarick
6-2
6-2
6-2
Semifinals
Albert Burke 1 *
Roman Najuch
6-4
4-6
6-1
3-6
6-2
Final
Karel Kozeluh 1 *
Albert Burke
6–3
6–1
5–7
6–4
Round 1
Albert Burke 1 *
R. Pasquier
6-0
6-0
6-2
Quarterfinals
Albert Burke 1 *
Rene Tissot
6-0
6-0
6-2
Poule
Karel Kozeluh 1 *
Albert Burke
6–1
6–2
6–1
Poule
Albert Burke 1 *
Martin Plaa
6-0
8-6
6-2
Poule
Albert Burke 1 *
Roman Najuch
6-0
ret.
Round 1
Round 2
Albert Burke 1 *
Franz Weisz
6-3
6-2
6-4
Quarterfinals
Albert Burke 1 *
Martin Plaa
8-6
6-3
6-8
6-3
Semifinals
Roman Najuch 1 *
Albert Burke
6-3
6-4
4-6
6-4
Round 1
Albert Burke 1 *
J. Halcette
6-1
6-1
6-0
Quarterfinals
Albert Burke 1 *
Daniel (Dan) Maskell
7-5
6-2
6-4
Semifinals
Albert Burke 1 *
Roman Najuch
6-1
6-4
4-6
7-9
10-8
Final
Karel Kozeluh 1 *
Albert Burke
6-3
6-2
6-0
Round 1
Albert Burke 1 *
O.F. O' Carroll
6-1
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Albert Burke 1 *
F.H. Poulson
6-0
6-1
6-1
Round 3
Albert Burke 1 *
Daniel (Dan) Maskell
6-0
8-6
7-5
Quarterfinals
Hermann (Wackl) Richter 1 *
Albert Burke
4-6
6-1
7-5
6-3
Round 1
Albert Burke 1 *
J.W. Pearce
6-0
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Albert Burke 1 *
A.L. Bréaud (Breaud)
6-1
6-4
6-2
Poule
Albert Burke 1 *
Joseph Negro
6-3
7-5
6-1
Poule
Martin Plaa 1 *
Albert Burke
7-5
6-2
7-9
6-2
Poule
Albert Burke 1 *
Mr. Teixidor
6-0
6-0
6-0
Round 1
Albert Burke 1 *
Edmund Burke
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Albert Burke 1 *
Hermann (Wackl) Richter
6-3
2-6
6-2
7-5
Semifinals
Roman Najuch 1 *
Albert Burke
6-1
6-3
8-6
Final
Roman Najuch 1 *
Albert Burke
6-3
6-2
5-7
7-5
Round 1
Quarterfinals
Albert Burke 1 *
Joseph Negro
6-3
6-4
6-4
Poule
Albert Burke 1 *
Hermann (Wackl) Richter
6-4
6-4
8-6
Poule
Albert Burke 1 *
Roman Najuch
4-6
6-0
6-1
2-6
6-4
Poule
Albert Burke 1 *
Martin Plaa
6-2
4-6
6-1
3-6
6-1
Semifinals
Albert Burke 1 *
Hermann (Wackl) Richter
10-12
8-6
6-4
Final
Albert Burke 1 *
Roman Najuch
4-6
4-6
6-1
6-1
6-2
Round 1
Albert Burke 1 *
Serge Maximoff
6-2
6-2
6-3
Quarterfinals
Albert Burke 1 *
Hermann (Wackl) Richter
6-2
6-1
6-1
Poule
Albert Burke 1 *
Edmund Burke
6-4
6-2
6-3
Poule
Albert Burke 1 *
Joseph Negro
6-8
6-4
6-2
6-1
Poule
Albert Burke 1 *
Howard Kinsey
6-1
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Albert Burke 1 *
Franz Erber
6-3
7-5
6-4
Quarterfinals
Albert Burke 1 *
Pierre Guidici
6-3
4-6
7-5
6-1
Semifinals
Albert Burke 1 *
Joseph Negro
6-1
3-6
6-1
10-8
Final
Karel Kozeluh 1 *
Albert Burke
3-6
6-1
6-2
6-0
Poule
Albert Burke 1 *
Martin Plaa
6-4
6-2
6-2
Poule
Albert Burke 1 *
Roman Najuch
6-3
5-7
8-6
6-4
Poule
Albert Burke 1 *
R. Amedo
6-3
7-5
6-4
Poule
Karel Kozeluh 1 *
Albert Burke
6-1
3-6
3-6
7-5
6-0
Poule
Albert Burke 1 *
A.A. Page
6-2
6-4
6-3
Poule
Albert Burke 1 *
Charles Richard Read
6-2
3-6
6-2
9-7
Poule
Albert Burke 1 *
M. Bajusz
6-4
6-1
6-0
Poule
Albert Burke 1 *
R. Amedo
8-6
6-3
6-4
Poule
Albert Burke 1 *
Henri Darsonval
6-1
6-0
6-0
Round 1
Albert Burke 1 *
Pierre Guidici
6-0
6-3
6-1
Quarterfinals
Albert Burke 1 *
Robert Ramillon
6-1
6-1
6-2
Semifinals
Albert Burke 1 *
Joseph Negro
6-3
9-7
6-8
7-5
Final
Albert Burke 1 *
Roman Najuch
0–6
4–6
6–4
6–4
6–1
Round 1
Albert Burke 1 *
Romeo Acquarone
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Albert Burke 1 *
Pierre Guidici
6-3
6-0
6-3
Semifinals
Albert Burke 1 *
A.A. Page
6-3
6-0
6-3
Final
Albert Burke 1 *
Roman Najuch
7–5
1–6
6–4
6–1
Round 1
Quarterfinals
Joseph Negro 1 *
Albert Burke
6-0
7-5
3-6
6-3
Round 1
Joseph Negro 1 *
Albert Burke
0-6
6-4
6-2
5-7
8-6
Quarterfinals
John Rendall 1 *
Albert Burke
3-6
5-7
6-1
8-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
Albert Burke 1 *
Charles Robert Hierons
7-5
6-4
6-4
Semifinals
Albert Burke 1 *
Joseph Negro
6-4
6-1
6-4
Final
Albert Burke 1 *
Charles Richard Read
4-6
4-6
6-2
7-5
7-5
Round 1
Joseph Negro 1 *
Albert Burke
0-6
6-4
6-2
5-7
8-6
Round 1
Quarterfinals
Albert Burke 1 *
George James Kerr
w.o.
Semifinals
Romeo Acquarone 1 *
Albert Burke
5-7
6-3
5-7
6-3
6-3