 William le Maire de Warzée at left at the 1904 Davis Cup | |
| Full name | Marie-Charles-William le Maire de Warzée d'Hermalle |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
| Born | 7 March 1879[1] |
| Died | 1966 (aged 86–87) |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1904, 1908) |
| Other tournaments | |
| WHCC | 2R (1922) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | SF (1902, 1904) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | F (1904) |
William "Willy" le Maire de Warzée d'Hermalle (French pronunciation: [wiljam lə mɛːʁ də vaʁtse dɛʁmal]; 7 March 1879 –1966) was a Belgian tennis player. He has been named as among the best male tennis players in Belgian history.[2]
Le Maire de Warzée d'Hermalle reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 1904 and 1908.[3]
Le Maire de Warzée d'Hermalle was born into the Belgian nobility, the son of Marie-Léon-Hubert le Maire Warzée d'Hermalle (born 1848) and Noëmie Constance Caroline Georgine Valérie de Warzée d'Hermalle (born in Beaufays in 1850). His elder brother, Marie-Georges-Gérard-Léon le Maire de Warzée d'Hermalle, Baron de Warzée d'Hermalle (1877–1931), was a diplomat and Belgian ambassador to Iran, Japan and China, who married Dorothy Hall, daughter of Irish writer Owen Hall.[4]
References
- ↑ Liège, Belgium, Civil Registration, 1676–1700, 1798–1901
- ↑ Grasso, John (2011). Historical Dictionary of Tennis. Scarecrow Press. p. 38. ISBN 9780810872370. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ↑ "Wimbledon players archive – William Lemaire de Warzee". AELTC.
- ↑ La Noblesse Belge (in French). 1901. p. 2587. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
External links
- William le Maire de Warzée d'Hermalle at the International Tennis Federation
- William le Maire de Warzée d'Hermalle at the Davis Cup
- William le Maire de Warzée d'Hermalle at the Tennis Archives