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General First nameArthur W.
LastnameMacPherson jr
GenderMale
CountryUnited States of America
Date of birth1896-02-01
Place of birthSt. Petersburg, Russia
Date of death1973-09-12
Place of deathNew York, United States of America


About

Arthur MacPherson, Jnr. and Robert MacPherson were the sons of Arthur MacPherson, Snr. (b. circa 1870)

Arthur MacPherson, Jnr. serves on the staff of the North Russian Expeditionary Force in Murmansk and Archangel (the campaign, part of the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War lasted from March 1918, during the final months of World War I, to October 1919)

IArthur MacPherson, Jnr. worked as a spy for the British Secret Service for a period of time after the war and he lived in exile, initially in Riga (Latvia), where he joined the consular service and was Consul in Riga and elsewhere. He also took part in a number of lawn tennis tournaments in Latvia (he was several times champion of that particular country). Arthur MacPherson also reached the third round of the singles event at Wimbledon in 1920 and 1923. Theoretically, this made him the first Russian-born player to play at Wimbledon. However, the MacPherson sons stated on more than one occasion that they considered themselves to be British.

After leaving Latvia Arthur MacPherson appears to have lived in Finland for a period of time before finally emigrating to the United States circa 1930. His first post in the United States seems to have been as Russian interpreter. From 1930 he was a regular participant in lawn tennis tournaments on the east coast of the United States, including the United States Championships at Forest Hills, in 1930-32, 1934 and 1936.

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Archive statistics Career1912 - 1937
Tournament wins1
Matches40
Match wins19


Tournament wins 1934 - Hot Springs Fall Tournament (Amateur)


Tournaments Nassau Bowl - 1937 Hot Springs Fall Tournament - 1937 US Open - 1936 Nassau Bowl - 1936 Middle States Championships - 1935 US Open - 1934 Hot Springs Fall Tournament - 1934 US Open - 1932 Hot Springs Fall Tournament - 1932 US Open - 1931 US Open - 1930 Brooklyn Indoor - 1930 Nice - 1927 Riga International - 1924 Estonian Championships - 1924 Wimbledon - 1923 Epsom - 1923 Wimbledon - 1920 Scottish Championships - 1920 US Open - 1917 All-Russian Championships - 1914 All-Russian Championships - 1912