John Brian Gilbert (17 July 1887 – 28 July 1974) was an English men's singles

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Gilbert competed in the 1924

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and the 1922-1933

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. Gilbert reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon in 1922, beating

Theodore Mavrogordato Theodore Michel Mavrogordato (31 July 1883 – 24 August 1941) was a tennis player from Great Britain who was active during the first decades of the 20th century. Career Mavrogordato represented Oxford University in the 1904 and 1905 Oxford v. ...

before losing to

Randolph Lycett 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 si ...

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: (1 title)

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* * * 1887 births 1974 deaths English male tennis players Olympic tennis players for Great Britain Tennis players at the 1924 Summer Olympics British male tennis players Place of birth missing Year of death unknown Wimbledon champions (pre-Open Era) Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles {{England-tennis-bio-stub