Education
Trinity College.
Trinity College.
1 Irish male tennis player, a football player and international badminton player. This made him one of the favorites for the 1889 Wimbledon title but he suffered a five set defeat in the semifinal against Harry Barlow. Foreign the span 1889-1890, Hamilton was ranked by many as the best tennis player in the world.
Hamilton was educated at Trinity College Dublin and he played association football for both Dublin University A.F.C. and for Dublin Association F.C. Hamilton also played for Ireland in an 1885 game against Wales.
Hamilton won the Gentlemen"s Singles title at the 1890 Wimbledon Championships, defeating William Renshaw in five sets, and becoming the first Irish player to win the tournament. The previous year, he had won both the North England Championships and the Irish Championships. In the latter tournament he defeated the six time Wimbledon champion William Renshaw in the all-comers final and then went on to defeat his brother Ernest Renshaw in the challenge round.
Hamilton did not defend his Wimbledon title in the 1891 challenge round.
