Anthony John Mottram (8 June 1920 – 6 October 2016) was a British

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player of the 1940s and 1950s. Mottram reached the quarterfinal of the 1948 Wimbledon Championships in which he lost to

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. In the doubles event he reached the final of the 1947 Wimbledon Championships with Bill Sidwell in which they were defeated by the first-seeded team of Jack Kramer and Bob Falkenburg. He reached the

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's fourth round in both 1947 and 1948, and the third round of the 1951 US Open. Mottram was born in

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, then Warwickshire (now West Midlands), England. He appeared as a castaway on the

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'' on 14 June 1955. The All England Lawn Tennis Club elected him an Honorary Member in 1957. Mottram died on 6 October 2016 at the age of 96.

Personal life

In 1949 he married Joy Gannon who was also a tennis player, as were their children Buster Mottram and Linda Mottram. In 1957 he published a book with his wife titled ''Modern Lawn Tennis''.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Bibliography

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References

1920 births 2016 deaths English male tennis players British male tennis players Sportspeople from Coventry Tennis players from the West Midlands (county) Professional tennis players before the Open Era 20th-century English sportsmen {{UK-sport-bio-stub