Kenneth Powell (tennis)
Kenneth Powell
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| Country (sports) |
 United Kingdom
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|---|---|
| Born |
8 April 1885 Hampstead, London |
| Died | 18 February 1915 (aged 29) Ypres, Belgium |
| Plays | Left-handed |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1913) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (1908) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | F (1910) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | QF (1908) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1913) |
Kenneth Powell (8 April 1885 – 18 February 1915) was a British athlete and tennis player who competed in the 1908 and the 1912 Summer Olympics as well as at the Wimbledon Championships.
Powell studied at Cambridge University and was a member of the 1905 Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club which was captained by Tony Wilding. Powell became team captain in 1906 and 1907. In 1908 he won the single title at the Queen's Club Championships when his opponent in the final Major Ritchie retired in the second set. That year he also won the Covered Court Championships in Sweden.
Between 1905 and 1913 Powell competed in eight editions of the Wimbledon Championships. In the singles his best result was achieved during his last visit in 1913 when he defeated one of the favourites CP Dixon in the fourth round in five sets. In the quarterfinal the next day he lost in four sets to Oskar Kreuzer. In the doubles event he teamed up with his Canadian namesake Robert Powell and reached the semifinal of the All-Comers tournament in 1909 and the final in 1910.
At the 1908 Olympic Games in London he competed in the outdoor tennis singles event but lost his first round match to Otto Froitzheim. In the outdoor tennis doubles he and his partner Walter Crawley were eliminated in the quarterfinals.
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