Doherty–Mahony rivalry

This was a tennis rivalry played between British player Laurence Doherty and the Irish player Harold Mahony, which in their respective careers met 18 times from 1896 until 1904.[1]

Laurence Doherty (World No 1
6 Major singles
2 Olympic gold medals, singles & doubles
Harold Mahony (World No 2
1 Major singles
2 Olympic silver medals singles)

Doherty and Mahony were both Grand Slam winners with Doherty winning six slam titles and two Olympic golds and Mahony winning one slam title, two Olympic silver medals and one bronze medal. Throughout their respective careers Doherty won 66 titles[2] and Mahony 59 titles.[3]

They first met in 1896 at the London Championships, Doherty was 22 years old when he first met 29 years old Mahony. At the Grand Slams they met three times, twice at Wimbledon and Doherty led (2-0) in matches and once at the U.S. National Championships, Doherty led (1-0) they also met in the 1900 Paris Olympics final with Doherty again winning (1-0).

They played each other predominately on grass courts but also on clay courts and indoors on hard wood courts.

Challenge Rounds

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Challenge Round: the final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase (final) faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in some tournaments in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921).[4]

Head-to-head

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Official matches (Doherty 14–4 Mahony)

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Legend (Doherty-Mahony)
Grand Slams (3-0)
Olympics (1-0)
No. Year Tournament Surface Round Winner Score
1. 1896 London Championships[5] Grass SF   Mahony 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 10–8
2. 1897 London Championships[6] Grass QF   Doherty w.o
3. 1898 Northern Championships[7] Grass R2   Doherty 6–1, 6–8, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
4. 1898 Wimbledon Championships[8] Grass F   Doherty 6–1, 6–2, 4–6, 2–6, 14-12
5. 1898 London Championships[9] Grass F   Doherty 6–3, 6–4, 9–7
6. 1898 Scottish Championships[10] Grass SF   Doherty 6–2 6–0
7. 1898 The Homburg Cup[11] Clay SF   Doherty 6–3, 6–2
8. 1898 Welsh Covered Court Championships[12] Hard (i) F   Mahony 5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
9. 1900 Olympics[13][14] Clay F   Doherty 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
10. 1900 Dinard International[15] Clay CR   Doherty 4–6, 6–1, 8–6, 7–5
11. 1901 Kent Championships[16] Grass CR   Doherty 4–6, 6–1, 8–6, 7–5
12. 1902 Leicestershire Championships[17] Grass F   Mahony w.o.
13. 1902 Wimbledon Championships[18] Grass SF   Doherty 4–6, 4–6, 8–6, 2-0 (ret)
14. 1902 European Championships[19] Hard (i) F   Doherty 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–1
15. 1903 Middlesex Championships Grass R2   Mahony w.o.
16. 1903 U.S. National Championships Grass R4   Doherty 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
17. 1904 Northumberland Championships[20] Grass R3   Doherty 6–2, 6–0
18. 1904 London Covered Court Championships[21] Hard (i) R2   Doherty 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4

Breakdown of their rivalry

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  • All matches: Doherty, 14–4
  • Outdoor courts: Doherty, 13-2
  • Clay courts: Doherty, 1–0
  • Grass courts: Doherty, 13–2
  • Indoor hard courts: Doherty, 2–1
  • Grand Slam matches: Doherty, 3–0
  • Grand Slam finals: Doherty, 1–0
  • Olympic finals: Doherty, 1-0
  • All finals: Doherty, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "Doherty vs. Mahony. Matches Head 2 Head". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base, 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Hugh Lawrence (Laurie) Doherty: Stats". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Harold Segerson Mahony: Stats". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 MARCH 1922. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  5. ^ Archives, Tennis. "Queens Club Tournament 1896". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives, 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  6. ^ Archives, Tennis. "Queens Club Tournament 1897". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives, 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  7. ^ Archives, Tennis. "Northern Lawn Tennis Association Tournament 1898". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives, 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  8. ^ "The Championships 1898, Gentlemen's All-Comers' Singles" (PDF). wimbledon.com. All England Lawn Tennis Club, 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  9. ^ Archives, Tennis. "Queens Club Tournament 1898". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives, 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  10. ^ Archives, Tennis. "Scottish Championships 1898". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives, 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  11. ^ Archives, Tennis. "Homburg 1898". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives, 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  12. ^ Archives, Tennis. "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1898". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives, 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Hugh Lawrence DOHERTY - Olympic Tennis Great Britain". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee, 2016. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Harold MAHONY - Olympic Tennis". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee, 2016. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  15. ^ Archives, Tennis. "Dinard 1900". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives, 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  16. ^ "Beckenham Lawn Tennis Club: Kent All-Comers' Championships 1886–1996". beckenhamtennisclub.co.uk. Beckenham Lawn Tennis Club, 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  17. ^ "LEICESTERSHIRE CH. Tournament Draw 1902". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base, 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  18. ^ "The Championships 1902, Gentlemen's All-Comers' Singles" (PDF). wimbledon.com. All England Lawn Tennis Club, 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  19. ^ Archives, Tennis. "European Championship 1902". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives, 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  20. ^ "NORTHUMBERLAND CH. Tournament Draw, 1904". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base, 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  21. ^ Archives, Tennis. "Queens Covered Court Championships/London Covered Court Championships 1904". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives, 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

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