Arthur Gore

Who was Arthur Gore?

Arthur William Charles Wentworth Gore was a former World No. 1 male tennis player from Great Britain. He is best known for his two Gold medals at the London Olympics in 1908 winning the Men's Indoor Singles and the Men's Indoor Doubles. He also competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics. His Wimbledon win at age 41 in 1909 makes him the oldest player to date to win the Wimbledon Men's Singles final.

Gore won the singles title at the Scottish Championships in 1892 and successfully defended the title in the Challenge Round in 1893. He won the singles title at the Kent Championships on two occasions; in 1900 by defeating Harold Mahoney in the final in straight sets and in 1906 against A.L. Bentley, also in straight sets. In 1900 and 1908 he won the singles title at the British Covered Court Championships, played at the Queen's Club in London. In May 1908 he won the singles title at the British Covered Court Championships, played at the Queen's Club in London, defeating New Zealander Anthony Wilding in the Challenge Round in four sets.

Gore was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006.