Wilberforce Eaves
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Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves (10 December 1867 in Melbourne
- 2 February 1920 in London) was a male tennis
player from the United Kingdom. At the 1908 London Olympics
he won a bronze medal in the men's singles tournament. He was also the first non-American to reach the final in the US National Singles Championships in 1897.
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- 2 February 1920 in London) was a male tennis
Tennis
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player from the United Kingdom. At the 1908 London Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
he won a bronze medal in the men's singles tournament. He was also the first non-American to reach the final in the US National Singles Championships in 1897.
Runner-ups (2)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1895 | Wimbledon Championships |  Wilfred BaddeleyWilfred Baddeley Wilfred Baddeley was a British male tennis player and the elder of the Baddeley twins. His brother Herbert died on 20 July 1931 in Cannes, France.- Career :... |
4–6, 2–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1897 | U.S. Championships U.S. Open (tennis) The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881... |
 Robert WrennRobert Wrenn ----Robert "Bob" Duffield Wrenn was a left-handed American tennis player, four-time U.S. singles championship winner, and one of the first "enshrinees" in the International Tennis Hall of Fame.... |
4–6, 8–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |