Back هربرت لاوفورد Arabic هيربرت لوفورد ARZ Herbert Lawford Catalan Herbert Lawford Czech Herbert Lawford Danish Herbert Lawford German Herbert Lawford Spanish هربرت لافورد Persian Herbert Lawford Finnish Herbert Lawford French
 Lawford, standing, on the right side | |
| Full name | Herbert Fortescue Lawford |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Born | 15 May 1851 Bayswater, Middlesex England |
| Died | 20 April 1925 (aged 73) Dess, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 1878 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1890 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 2006 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 17[1] |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (1887, ITHF)[2] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | W (1887) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1884) |
Herbert Fortescue Lawford (15 May 1851 – 20 April 1925) was a former world No. 1 tennis player from Scotland who won the Men's Singles championship at Wimbledon in 1887, and was runner-up a record 5 times (shared with Arthur Gore).
- ^ "Herbert Fortescue Lawford: Stats". tennisrachives.com. Tennis Archives. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "International Tennis Hall of Fame". www.tennisfame.com.