| Full name | Anthony John Mottram |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
| Born | 8 June 1920 Coventry, England |
| Died | 6 October 2016 (aged 96) |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 4R (1947, 1948) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1948) |
| US Open | 3R (1951) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | F (1947)[1] |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1946, 1948, 1949)[1] |
Anthony John Mottram (8 June 1920 – 6 October 2016) was a British tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s.[2] Mottram reached the quarterfinal of the 1948 Wimbledon Championships in which he lost to Gardnar Mulloy.[1] In the doubles event he reached the final of the 1947 Wimbledon Championships with Bill Sidwell in which they were defeated by the first-seeded team of Jack Kramer and Bob Falkenburg.[1] He reached the French Open's fourth round in both 1947 and 1948, and the third round of the 1951 US Open.[3]
Mottram was born in Coventry, then Warwickshire (now West Midlands), England.[2] He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 14 June 1955.[4] The All England Lawn Tennis Club elected him an Honorary Member in 1957.[3] Mottram died on 6 October 2016 at the age of 96.[3]
