Ronald Thomas (tennis)

Ronald Victor Thomas (7 August 1888 – 30 December 1936) was an Australian tennis player.^[1] He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Ronald Thomas

Full name	Ronald Victor Thomas
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	7 August 1888 Hammond, South Australia
Died	30 December 1936(1936-12-30) (aged 48) Adelaide, Australia
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	F (1920)
Wimbledon	QF (1919)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (1919, 1920)
Wimbledon	W (1919)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	SF (1919)

Thomas won two doubles titles at the Australasian Championships (now the Australian Open), in 1919 and 1920, and one doubles title at the 1919 Wimbledon Championships. Thomas also finished as runner-up in men's singles at the 1920 Australasian Championships.^[3] In the semi finals he beat Horace Rice by serving well and coming to the net at every opportunity, but he was pushed to five sets by the baseliner Rice before winning.^[4] The final between Thomas and Pat O'Hara Wood was played in a strong wind and O'Hara Wood won in five sets.^[5]

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 runner-up

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1920	Australasian Championships	Grass	Pat O'Hara Wood	3–6, 6–4, 8–6, 1–6, 3–6[6]

Doubles: 3 titles

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1919	Australasian Championships	Grass	Pat O'Hara Wood	James Anderson Arthur Lowe	7–5, 6–1, 7–9, 3–6, 6–3[7]
Win	1919	Wimbledon	Grass	Pat O'Hara Wood	Rodney Heath Randolph Lycett	6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2[8]
Win	1920	Australasian Championships	Grass	Pat O'Hara Wood	Horace Rice Roy Taylor	6–1, 6–0, 7–5[9]