Country (sports) Ireland Role Tennis player Name Frank Stoker | Wimbledon W (1890, 1893) Wimbledon 2R (1893) Turned pro 1887 | |
Born 29 May 1867
Dublin, Ireland ( 1867-05-29 ) Died January 8, 1939, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
Frank Owen Stoker (29 May 1867 – 8 January 1939) was an Irish tennis and rugby union player. He is the only rugby international to have won Wimbledon.
Stoker was Irish tennis champion (doubles) in 1890, 1891 and 1893 - 1895. In 1890 and 1893 he and Joshua Pim won the doubles in Wimbledon. He was ranked world No. 7 for 1892 by Karoly Mazak. He was a member of Landsdowne Lawn Tennis Club.
He played five times for Ireland in rugby union between 1886-91. Stoker was a Forward, he played four matches in the Home Nations Championships, and one against the touring New Zealand Natives side.
Stoker trained as a Dental Surgeon and qualified from the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland holding a LDS (Licence in Dental Surgery). He lived in Westland Row, Dublin and married Margaret(Rita) in 1900, they had daughters May, Norma, Joan and Ruth.