Between the wars
John Olliff
Great Britain · grass court champion · grass titles 1928 to 1938
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7
Grass titles in the roll
7
Singles titles on grass
1928-1938
Years of grass titles
On grass
John Olliff won 7 leading grass titles between 1928 and 1938, at the Northern Championships, the Irish Championships and Queen's Club.
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Every grass title: 7
Show every title, tournament by tournament
| Northern Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Men's singles | |
| 1929 | Men's singles | |
| 1931 | Men's singles | |
| Irish Championships | ||
| 1929 | Men's singles | |
| Queen's Club | ||
| 1931 | Men's singles | |
| Kent Championships (Beckenham) | ||
| 1938 | Men's singles | |
| Surrey Championships (Surbiton) | ||
| 1938 | Men's singles | |
Leading grass titles only: the grass majors, tour-level grass events since 1968 and the leading grass championships before 1968. †single source; ‡ sources disagree. Roll of champions
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Sources
- Wikipedia: Northern Lawn Tennis Championships
- Tennis Archives
- Wikipedia: Irish Open (tennis)
- Tennis Archives
- Tennis Archives
- Tennis Archives
- Wikipedia: Queen's Club Championships
- Tennis Archives
- Wikipedia: Kent Championships
- Tennis Archives
- Wikipedia: Surrey Championships
- Tennis Archives
- GTC roll of grass champions, checked against a second source where one exists
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