Background
Goodbody was born on 20 November 1868, at Dublin, the son of Marcus Goodbody and Hannah Woodcock Perry.
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Manliffe Goodbody
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Career
He represented Ireland at football in 1889 and 1891. Goodbody reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon in 1889 and 1893. Goodbody was defeated in the final of the 1895 Queen"s Club Championships in London by Harry South. Barlow.
The next year he lost the challenge round to George Greville in five sets.
Goodbody died during the First World War as a passenger aboard Steamship Sussex that was torpedoed by a German submarine in the English Channel on March 24, 1916. Singles: 1 (0 titles, 1 runners-up).
Achievements
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In 1894 he finished runner-up to defending champion Robert Wrenn at the United States. National Championships in Newport. In 1896 Goodbody won the singles title at the Kent Championships in Beckenham after defeating Harry S. Barlow in the final. In April 1897 he won the French Covered Courts Championships in Paris after a straight-sets victory in the final against Frank Riseley.
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Born
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Died
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Nationality
United Kingdom