Full name Louis Bosman Raymond WHCC QF (1920) Country (sports) / South Africa Name Louis Raymond | French Open QF (1927) Role Tennis player Wimbledon SF (1924) | |
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Born 28 June 1895
Pretoria, South Africa ( 1895-06-28 ) Plays Left-handed (1-handed backhand) Died January 30, 1962, Johannesburg, South Africa Olympic medals Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's singles | ||
Louis Bosman Raymond (28 June 1895 – 30 January 1962) was a male tennis player from South Africa. At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, he defeated Ichiya Kumagai in the finals to win the gold medal.
He won the South African Championships six times; four consecutive titles from 1921 through 1924 as well as victories in 1930 and 1931.
In 1924 he made it to the semifinal of the singles event at the Wimbledon Championships, losing to eventual champion Jean Borotra in straight sets. In 1927 he reached the quarterfinal of the French Championship in which he was defeated by Bill Tilden.
Between 1919 and 1931, Raymond played in ten ties for the South African Davis Cup team and has a record of ten wins and eleven losses.
In Tilden's book, The Art of Lawn Tennis, Raymond is described as a "hard working and deserving player" and someone who "attains success by industry rather than natural talent".