George Lyttleton-Rogers
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| Country (sports) |
 Ireland
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| Born |
10 July 1906 Athy, Ireland |
| Died | 1963 (aged 56–57) Los Angeles, United States |
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Turned pro | 1926 (amateur tour) 1945 (pro tour) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | ~500 (overall) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | QF (1930, 1932) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1933) |
| US Open | 4R (1930) |
| Professional majors | |
| US Pro | 3R (1945) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (1947) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (1930) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1935) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | SFEu (1936) |
George Lyttleton-Rogers (10 July 1906 – 1963) was an Irish tennis player, promoter and coach. He held the Irish National Championships title for 13 consecutive years from 1927 to 1940. He was the Canadian and Argentine champion as well. He was a three times runner-up for the Championships of Monaco (now known as the Monte-Carlo Masters). In 1931 he was the eleventh on the French rankings.
George Lyttleton-Rogers was born on 10 July 1906 in Athy, Ireland to Frank Lyttleton-Rogers. His grandparents Daniel Upton and Marie Lloyd Upton were land-owners in Dublin. In the Irish War of Independence the family home, "Holyrood Castle" in Sandymount, was requisitioned as a machine gun nest by the British Army. His aunt Alice Upton Harvey was a famous Irish music composer. His cousin was George U. Harvey, borough president of Queens between 1929–1941. Rogers studied in the Imperial Service College in Windsor.
In April 1928 he was defeated by the Austrian champion Erik Worm for the Beaulieu title. and the next year it happened again but this time he suffered defeat from Emmanuel Du Plaix.
In the first days of January Rogers was repulsed in the final of the Beausite tournament in Cannes by Paul Barrelet de Ricou in straight sets. In the follow-up tournament of Monaco he was beaten in the title match by French riviera-series debutant Bill Tilden in four sets and lost the doubles as well with partner Arne Wilhelm Grahn to Tilden and Charles Herbert Kingsley. In January–February he entered several riviera tournaments; at New Courts de Cannes doubles contest the Tilden-Kingsley duo saw another victory in the final against Rogers and Worm. At Gallia L.T.C. Cannes he was stopped in the semifinals of singles and doubles and in the quarterfinal of the mixed doubles. At Carlton L.T.C. Cannes he lost the Italy's fourth ranked player Placido Gaslini. For the Beaumont Trophy at Monte-Carlo doubles event Rogers and Tamino Abe were overcame Umberto De Morpurgo and Wilbur Coen. In Menton he reached the semifinals in singles and doubles. In March at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club competition the last two, Tilden and Rogers met again but Rogers was unable to overcome Tilden. In late March at the Cannes Championships the doubles team of Rogers and René Gallepe were subdued by seasoned American duo of Tilden-Coen. At the L. T. C. Biarritz tournament Raymond Rodel captured the title ahead of Rogers. Henri Cochet and Pierre Landry beat the Rogers Féret duo for the doubles crown. In June he clinched the third place at the Belgian International Championships. In July he won the Canadian Lawn Tennis National Championships against home-favourite Gilbert Nunns in four sets. During the year 1930 he swept 18 international titles.
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