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February 23rd, 4:07 PM

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Old Scotch Collegians' Association

February 12th, 4:57 PM

Flashback Friday

To date, Scotch has only one Wimbledon winner, Gerald Patterson MC (SC 1908-13)

Gerald was a top schoolboy sportsman, as a member of the 1911 Athletics team, the 1st XI (1912-13, 1913 Captain), the 1st XVIII (1912-13; 1913 Premiership) and the 1913 Tennis team. He was a 1912 and 1913 Prefect.

After serving in the British Army in WWI and winning a Military Cross, he took advantage of being in England to win the 1919 Wimbledon singles title from his coach and Old Melburnian (later) Sir Norman Brookes. With Brookes, he won the 1919 men’s doubles title at the US championships. With Susanne Lenglen he won the 1920 Wimbledon mixed doubles title. Gerald won the Wimbledon singles title again in 1922.

Gerald represented and captained Australasia in the Davis Cup in 1919, 1920 and 1922, and Australia in 1924, 1925 and 1928. He was Victorian single champion eight times in the period 1919 to 1927. He was Australian 1927 singles champion, and was Australian doubles champion four times between 1922 and 1927.

Gerald was a big, strong man who was one of Australian’s first power players. He knocked his French opponent unconscious in a 1925 Davis Cup match. His backhand was weak, as he used the same side of the racquet as for his forehand, but he had a good match temperament.

Gerald died at Mornington on 13 June 1967. ... See MoreSee Less