Randolph Lycett

Randolph Lycett

Full name	Randolph Lycett
Country (sports)	Australia  United Kingdom
Born	27 August 1886 Birmingham, England
Died	9 February 1935 (aged 48)[1] Jersey, United Kingdom
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	1905 (amateur tour)
Retired	1929
Plays	Right-handed (1-handed backhand)
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	SF (1905)
Wimbledon	F (1922)
US Open	2R (1919)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1905, 1911)
Wimbledon	W (1921, 1922, 1923)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon	W (1919, 1921, 1923)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	QF (1921)

Randolph Lycett (27 August 1886 – 9 February 1935) was a British tennis player. Lycett is primarily known for his success in doubles, winning 5 men's doubles and 3 mixed doubles slams. He was also the runner-up at the 1922 Wimbledon men's singles.

Lycett was recognised as one of the dominant players in men's doubles.^[2] He was the champion at both the Australasian Championships and Wimbledon multiple times. In April 1924 he won the singles title at the inaugural British Hard Court Championships in Torquay defeating Christiaan van Lennep in the final in four sets.^[3] He played in three ties for the British Davis Cup team in 1921 and 1923 and compiled a record of six wins and three losses.

His cousin was the operatic soprano Miriam Licette.^[4]

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 runner-up

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1922	Wimbledon	Grass	Gerald Patterson	3–6, 4–6, 2–6	[5]

Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1905	Australasian Championships	Grass	Tom Tachell	Edgar T. Barnard Basil Spence	11–9, 8–6, 1–6, 4–6, 6–1	[6]
Winner	1911	Australasian Championships	Grass	Rodney Heath	John Addison Norman Brookes	6–2, 7–5, 6–0	[7]
Runner-up	1919	Wimbledon	Grass	Rodney Heath	Pat O'Hara Wood Ronald Thomas	4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 2–6	[8]
Winner	1921	Wimbledon	Grass	Max Woosnam	Arthur Lowe Gordon Lowe	6–3, 6–0, 7–5	[8]
Winner	1922	Wimbledon	Grass	James Anderson	Pat O'Hara Wood Gerald Patterson	3–6, 7–9, 6–4, 6–3, 11–9	[8]
Winner	1923	Wimbledon	Grass	Leslie Godfree	Eduardo Flaquer Count de Gomar	6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	[8]

Mixed doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1919	Wimbledon	Grass	Elizabeth Ryan	Dorothea Lambert Chambers Albertem Prebble	6–0, 6–0	[9]
Runner-up	1920	Wimbledon	Grass	Elizabeth Ryan	Suzanne Lenglen Gerald Patterson	7–5, 6–3	[9]
Winner	1921	Wimbledon	Grass	Elizabeth Ryan	Phyllis Howkins Max Woosnam	6–3, 6–1	[9]
Runner-up	1922	Wimbledon	Grass	Elizabeth Ryan	Suzanne Lenglen Pat O'Hara Wood	6–4, 6–3	[9]
Winner	1923	Wimbledon	Grass	Elizabeth Ryan	Dorothy Shepherd Barron Lewis Deane	6–4, 7–5	[9]

References

1. "RANDOLPH LYCETT.". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 11 February 1935. p. 10.
2. "GREAT DOUBLES PLAYER.". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 11 February 1935. p. 10.
3. "SPORT ABROAD.". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 28 April 1924. p. 9.
4. Music Web International: Miriam Licette, Charles A Hooey
5. "Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Gentlemen's Singles". Wimbledon official tournament website. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
6. "Australian Open Results Archive / 1905 Men's Doubles". Australian Open official website. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
7. "Australian Open Results Archive / 1911 Men's Doubles". Australian Oen official website. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
8. "Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Gentlemen's Doubles". Wimbledon official tournament website. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
9. "Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Mixed Doubles". Wimbledon official tournament website. Retrieved 2015-10-07.

External links

• Randolph Lycett at the International Tennis Federation
• Randolph Lycett at the Davis Cup