Granville G. Sharp

Granville Gilbert Sharp was an Australian tennis player. He was a runner-up in doubles alongside Anthony Wilding at the Australasian Championships (current Australian Open) in 1908. He won the New South Wales Championships three times.

Tennis career Sharp started playing tennis in his boyhood, practicing his shots against a wall. He was a non-plying member of the Australasian Davis Cup team in 1909 who won the cup against the United States.

Medical career In September 1906 he travelled to England where he did postgraduate work in 1907 and 1908. After the war Sharp served as a medical officer on merchant ships until 1960.

Personal life He was educated at the Sydney Grammar School and subsequently enrolled at the University of Sydney (B.Sc., 1902; M.B., Ch.M., 1904; M.D., 1918). He married Jane Drummond Gordon (d.1942), née Blackmore in Sydney on 29 June 1911. They had three daughters. Sharp died in Sydney on 19 February 1964 at the age of 85.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1908 Australian Championships Grass Anthony Wilding Fred Alexander Alfred Dunlop 3–6, 2–6, 1–6