Ronald Shayes
Full nameRonald Alfred Shayes
Country (sports) Great Britain
Born(1912-09-12)12 September 1912
Died17 December 1940(1940-12-17) (aged 28)
Southern Rhodesia
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1937, 1938, 1939)
Wimbledon4R (1937, 1938, 1939)
US Open3R (1938)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonSF (1939)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonSF (1938)

Ronald Alfred Shayes (12 September 1912 – 17 December 1940) was a British tennis player.

A native of London, Shayes got his first introduction to tennis at the Garden Lawn Tennis Club in West Wickham and was active on tour during the 1930s. He was an architect by profession.[1]

Shayes reached the singles fourth round at Wimbledon three times and was a doubles semi-finalist twice. In his only appearance at the U.S. National Championships in 1938 he took Bobby Riggs to five sets in a third round loss.[2]

From 1938 to 1939, Shayes played for Great Britain in the Davis Cup. His 1939 reverse singles win over Bernard Destremau, which was considered an upset, secured a tie against France.[3]

Shayes ended 1939 as Great Britain's third ranked player.[1]

In 1940, Shayes was killed in a flying accident in Southern Rhodesia, while training with the Royal Air Force.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "R. Shayes Killed While Flyling". Bromley & West Kent Mercury. 20 December 1940.
  2. ↑ "Shayes' Narrow Defeat". Bromley & West Kent Mercury. 16 September 1938.
  3. ↑ "Shayes Rises Nobly To Big Davis Cup Occasion". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 29 May 1939.
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