Charles Walder Grinstead

Charles Walder Grinstead (1 December 1860 – 16 March 1930) was an English champion tennis player. He reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon 1883. Grinstead reached the Wimbledon All Comers Final in 1884, where he beat Ernest Renshaw before losing to Herbert Lawford. Together with C. E. Weldon, Grinstead won the Oxford Men's Doubles in 1883. In 1884, the Oxford Men's Doubles event and its trophy were handed over to the All England Club to be known as the All England Men's Doubles as part of the Wimbledon Championships; consequently winners of the Oxford events are included as Wimbledon champions.

Early life Charles Walder Grinstead was born on 1 December 1860 in Teignmouth, Devon, England, the son of Charles Grinstead (a Church of England cleric) and his wife Sarah A. (née Stanley). He was educated at the University of Oxford, matriculating in 1879 as a member of Keble College and graduating in 1874 as a member of Charsley's Hall.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up) Career finals Singles:19 (13 titles, 6 runners-up) Category + (Titles) Major (0) National (0) Regional (1) County (3) Regular (9) Titles by SurfaceClay – Outdoor (0)Grass – Outdoor (10)Hard – Outdoor (2)Wood – Indoor (0) Outcome No. Date Tournament Location Surface Opponent Score

1. 1882 Essex Championships Brentwood Grass Nalton Womersley 6–4, 6–3, 6–3

1. He was buried in Polson Cemetery, Hervey Bay, Queensland.