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{{short description|Australian tennis player}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name                          = Gerald Patterson<br /><small>{{nobold|{{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|MC}}}}</small>
| image                         = Gerald Patterson (cropped).jpg
| caption                       = Patterson in 1928
| country                       = {{AUS}}
| residence                     = 
| birth_date                    = {{birth date|df=yes|1895|12|17}}
| birth_place                   = [[Preston, Vic|Preston]], Australia
| death_date                    = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1967|06|13|1895|12|17}}
| death_place                   = [[Melbourne]], Australia
| height                        = 
| college                       = 
| turnedpro                     = 1914<small> (amateur tour)</small>
| retired                       = 1928
| plays                         = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney              = 
| website                       = 
| singlesrecord                 = 267–63 (80.9%)<ref name="The Tennis Base">{{cite web|title=Gerald Patterson career match record|url=https://app.thetennisbase.com/?enlace=playern&player1=PATTERSON,%20GERALD&sub=2#aSubmenu|website=thetennisbase.com|publisher=The Tennis Base|access-date=15 October 2017}}</ref>
| singlestitles                 = 28<ref name="The Tennis Base"/>
| highestsinglesranking         = [[World number 1 ranked male tennis players|No. '''1''']] (1919<small>, [[A. Wallis Myers]]</small>)<ref name="USLTAEncyclopedia">United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). ''Official Encyclopedia of Tennis'' (First Edition), p. 422.</ref>
| tennishofyear                 = 1989
| tennishofid                   = gerald-patterson
| AustralianOpenresult          = '''W''' ([[1927 Australian Championships – Men's singles|1927]]) 
| FrenchOpenresult              = 4R ([[1928 French Championships – Men's singles|1928]])
| Wimbledonresult               = '''W''' ([[1919 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1919]], [[1922 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1922]]) 
| USOpenresult                  = SF ([[1922 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|1922]], [[1924 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|1924]])
| Othertournaments              = <!-- optional, adds a "Major tournaments" title -->
| MastersCupresult              = 
| doublesrecord                 = 
| doublestitles                 = 
| highestdoublesranking         =
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult   = '''W''' ([[1914 Australasian Championships|1914]], [[1922 Australasian Championships|1922]], [[1925 Australasian Championships|1925]], [[1926 Australasian Championships|1926]], [[1927 Australian Championships|1927]])
| WimbledonDoublesresult        = F ([[1922 Wimbledon Championships|1922]], [[1928 Wimbledon Championships|1928]])
| USOpenDoublesresult           = '''W''' ([[1919 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1919]]) 
| OthertournamentsDoubles       = 
| MastersCupDoublesresult       = 
| Mixed                         = Yes
| mixedtitles                   = 
| mixedrecord                   =
| AustralianOpenMixedresult     = 
| WimbledonMixedresult          = '''W''' ([[1920 Wimbledon Championships|1920]])
| USOpenMixedresult             =

}}

'''Gerald Leighton Patterson''' <small>[[Military Cross|MC]]</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/gerald-patterson |title=Gerald Leighton Patterson |publisher=International Tennis Hall of Fame |access-date=19 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330110204/http://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/gerald-patterson |archive-date=30 March 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref> (17 December 1895 – 13 June 1967) was an Australian [[tennis]] player.

Patterson was active in the decade following World War I. During his career he won three [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tournaments in the singles event as well as six titles in the doubles competition and one title in mixed doubles. He was born in [[Melbourne]], educated at [[Scotch College, Melbourne|Scotch College]] and [[Trinity Grammar School (Victoria)|Trinity Grammar School]] and died in Melbourne on 13 June 1967.<ref name=adb>{{cite book |url=http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110168b.htm |title=Patterson, Gerald Leighton (1895–1967) |author=Virginia O'Farrell |publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography Online Edition}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=The Unofficial Sister School|journal=The Trinity Grammarian|date=July 2013|volume=28|issue=2|page=4|url=http://www.trinity.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Grammarian-July-2013.pdf}}</ref> He was the co-[[World number one male tennis player rankings|World No. 1]] player for 1919 along with [[Bill Johnston (tennis)|Bill Johnston]].

==Playing career==
Tall and well-built, Patterson played a strong [[serve-and-volley]] game. At Wimbledon 1919, Patterson beat 41-year-old [[Norman Brookes]], who was defending champion (Brookes' 1914 title was the last held before World War 1) in the Challenge Round. At Wimbledon 1922, the Challenge Round was abolished and Patterson won the title (the first to be held at the current site at Church Road) beating [[Randolph Lycett]] in the final. In 1927, Patterson was five championship points down in the Australian singles final against [[John Hawkes (tennis)|Jack Hawkes]], but won in five sets.<ref name="gsta">{{cite web|title=Gerald Patterson|url=http://www.tennis.co.nf/GERALD%20PATTERSON.htm|website=www.tennis.co.nf}}</ref>

Patterson was known as the "Human Catapult" for his powerful serve that many of the top players had trouble returning. He also enjoyed great success representing Australia in [[Davis Cup]] and amassed a 32–14 win–loss record (singles 21–10, doubles 11–4) and was part of the winning team in 1919. Patterson played Davis Cup in 1920, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1928 and finally as captain in 1946.  He was a player ahead of his time, playing with a steel racquet strung with wire in 1925.

He was inducted into the [[Sport Australia Hall of Fame Awards|Sport Australia Home of Fame]] in December 1986.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gerald Patterson|url=https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/gerald-patterson/|publisher=Sport Australia Hall of Fame}}</ref> This was followed by induction into the [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]] in 1989 and the [[Australian Tennis Hall of Fame]] in August 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title=Australian Tennis Hall of Fame|url=http://www.tennis.com.au/news-and-events/players-and-rankings/australian-tennis-hall-of-fame|publisher=Tennis Australia}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Patterson was the nephew of Australian opera singer [[Nellie Melba|Dame Nellie Melba]] and father of racing driver [[Bill Patterson (racing driver)|Bill Patterson]].<ref name=adb/> In 1917, Patterson was awarded the [[Military Cross]] for "conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty" as an officer in the [[Royal Field Artillery]] at [[Battle of Messines (1917)|Messines]].<ref>{{cite web |title=24 August 1917 |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30251/supplement/8814 |website=[[The London Gazette]] |access-date=22 November 2022}}</ref>

== Grand Slam finals ==

[[File:Gerald Patterson playing a forehand stroke.jpg|thumb|240px|Gerald Patterson playing a forehand stroke]]

=== Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runners-up) ===
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!Result
!Year
!style="width:180px"|Championship 
!Surface
!style="width:150px"|Opponent
!style="width:165px" class="unsortable"|Score
!width=15 class="unsortable"|
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || [[1914 Australasian Championships – Singles|1914]] || style="background:#ffc;"|[[Australian Open|Australasian Championships]] ||Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Arthur O'Hara Wood]] || 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 1–6 || <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = http://2015.ausopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/events/MS.html|title = Australian Open Results Archive / Men's Singles|access-date = 24 September 2015|website = Australian Open official website|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150910044229/http://2015.ausopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/events/MS.html|archive-date = 10 September 2015|df = dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || [[1919 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1919]] || style="background:#cfc;"|[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Norman Brookes]] || 6–3, 7–5, 6–2 || <ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url = http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html|title = Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Gentlemen's Singles|access-date = 24 September 2015|website = Wimbledon official tournament website}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || [[1920 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1920]] || style="background:#cfc;"|[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Tilden]] || 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 4–6 || <ref name=":1" />
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || [[1922 Australasian Championships|1922]] || style="background:#ffc;"|[[Australian Open|Australasian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[James Anderson (tennis)|James Anderson]] || 0–6, 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 || <ref name=":0" />
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || [[1922 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1922]] || style="background:#cfc;"|[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] || Grass || {{flagicon|UKGBI}} [[Randolph Lycett]] || 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 || <ref name=":1" />
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || [[1925 Australasian Championships – Men's singles|1925]] || style="background:#ffc;"|[[Australian Open|Australasian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[James Anderson (tennis)|James Anderson]] || 9–11, 6–2, 2–6, 3–6 || <ref name=":0" />
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || [[1927 Australian Championships|1927]] || style="background:#ffc;"|[[Australian Open|Australian Championships]]|| Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Hawkes (tennis)|John Hawkes]]|| 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 18–16, 6–3 || <ref name=":0" />
|}

=== Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runners-up) ===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!Year
!style="width:180px"|Championship 
!Surface
!style="width:150px"|Partner
!style="width:150px"|Opponents
!style="width:160px" class="unsortable"|Score
!width=15 class="unsortable"|
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || [[1914 Australasian Championships|1914]] || style="background:#ffc;"|[[Australian Open|Australasian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ashley Campbell (tennis player)|Ashley Campbell]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rodney Heath]] <br/> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Arthur O'Hara Wood]] || 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 || <ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url = http://2015.ausopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/events/MD.html|title = Australian Open Results Archive / Men's Doubles|access-date = 24 September 2015|website = Australian Open official website|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150921174824/http://2015.ausopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/events/MD.html|archive-date = 21 September 2015|df = dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || [[1919 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1919]] || style="background:#ccf;"|[[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Norman Brookes]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vincent Richards]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Tilden]] || 8–6, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2 || <ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.usopen.org/en_US/about/history/mdchamps.html |title=U.S. Open Past Champions / Men's Doubles |access-date=24 September 2015 |website=US Open official website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025005050/http://www.usopen.org/en_US/about/history/mdchamps.html |archive-date=25 October 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || [[1922 Australasian Championships|1922]] || style="background:#ffc;"|[[Australian Open|Australasian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Hawkes (tennis)|John Hawkes]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[James Anderson (tennis)|James Anderson]] <br/> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Norman Peach]] || 8–10, 6–0, 6–0, 7–5 || <ref name=":2" />
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || [[1922 Wimbledon Championships|1922]] || style="background:#cfc;"|[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Pat O'Hara Wood]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[James Anderson (tennis)|James Anderson]] <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Randolph Lycett]] || 6–3, 9–7, 4–6, 3–6, 9–11 || <ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url = http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html|title = Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Gentlemen's Doubles|access-date = 24 September 2015|website = Wimbledon official tournament website}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || [[1922 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1922]] || style="background:#ccf;"|[[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Pat O'Hara Wood]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Vincent Richards]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Tilden]] || 6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 4–6 || <ref name=":3" />
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || [[1924 Australasian Championships|1924]] || style="background:#ffc;"|[[Australian Open|Australasian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Pat O'Hara Wood]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[James Anderson (tennis)|James Anderson]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Norman Brookes]] || 2–6, 4–6, 3–6 || <ref name=":2" />
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || [[1924 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1924]] || style="background:#ccf;"|[[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Pat O'Hara Wood]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Howard Kinsey]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Robert Kinsey]] || 5–7, 7–5, 9–7, 3–6, 4–6 || <ref name=":3" />
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || [[1925 Australasian Championships|1925]] || style="background:#ffc;"|[[Australian Open|Australasian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Pat O'Hara Wood]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[James Anderson (tennis)|James Anderson]] <br/> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Fred Kalms]] || 6–4, 8–6, 7–5 || <ref name=":2" />
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || [[1925 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1925]] || style="background:#ccf;"|[[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Hawkes (tennis)|John Hawkes]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Richard Norris Williams|R. Norris Williams]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Vincent Richards]] || 2–6, 10–8, 4–6, 9–11 || <ref name=":3" />
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || [[1926 Australasian Championships|1926]] || style="background:#ffc;"|[[Australian Open|Australasian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Hawkes (tennis)|John Hawkes]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[James Anderson (tennis)|James Anderson]] <br/> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Pat O'Hara Wood]] || 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 || <ref name=":2" />
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || [[1927 Australian Championships|1927]] || style="background:#ffc;"|[[Australian Open|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Hawkes (tennis)|John Hawkes]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ian McInness]] <br/> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Pat O'Hara Wood]] || 8–6, 6–2, 6–1 || <ref name=":2" />
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || [[1928 Wimbledon Championships|1928]] || style="background:#cfc;"|[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Hawkes (tennis)|John Hawkes]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jacques Brugnon]] <br /> {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Henri Cochet]] || 11–13, 4–6, 4–6 || <ref name=":4" />
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || [[1928 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1928]] || style="background:#ccf;"|[[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Hawkes (tennis)|John Hawkes]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[John F. Hennessey|John Hennessey]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[George Lott]] || 2–6, 1–6, 2–6 || <ref name=":3" />
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || [[1932 Australian Championships|1932]] || style="background:#ffc;"|[[Australian Open|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Harry Hopman]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack Crawford (tennis)|Jack Crawford]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Edgar Moon]] || 10–12, 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 || <ref name=":2" />
|}

=== Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)  ===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!Year
!style="width:180px"|Championship 
!Surface
!style="width:150px"|Partner
!style="width:150px"|Opponents
!style="width:160px" class="unsortable"|Score
!width=15 class="unsortable"|
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || [[1920 Wimbledon Championships|1920]] || style="background:#cfc;"|[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] || Grass || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Suzanne Lenglen]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Elizabeth Ryan]] <br/>  {{flagicon|UKGBI}} [[Randolph Lycett]] || 7–5, 6–3 || <ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html|title = Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Mixed Doubles|access-date = 24 September 2015|website = Wimbledon official tournament website}}</ref>
|}

==Grand Slam singles performance timeline==
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
<small>Events with a challenge round: (W<sub>C</sub>) won; (CR) lost the challenge round; (F<sub>A</sub>) all comers' finalist</small>

<small>(OF) only for French players</small>

{| class="wikitable nowrap" style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Tournament !! 1914 !! 1915 !! 1916 !! 1917 !! 1918 !! 1919 !! 1920 !! 1921 !! 1922 !! 1923 !! 1924 !! 1925
! 1926 !! 1927 !! 1928 !! SR !! W–L !! Win %
|-
|style="text-align:left;background:#EFEFEF"|[[Australian Open|Australian]]
|style="background:#D8BFD8;"|[[1914 Australasian Championships – Men's singles|F]]
| A
| style=color:#767676 colspan="3"|not held
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1919 Australasian Championships – Singles|3R]]<sup>1</sup>
| A
| A
| style="background:#D8BFD8;"|[[1922 Australasian Championships – Men's singles|F]]
| A
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1924 Australasian Championships – Men's singles|2R]]
| style="background:#D8BFD8;"|[[1925 Australasian Championships – Men's singles|F]]
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1926 Australasian Championships – Men's singles|1R]]
| style="background:#00ff00;"|'''[[1927 Australian Championships – Men's singles|W]]'''
| style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1928 Australian Championships – Men's singles|QF]]
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF| 1 / 8
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF| 21–6
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF| 77.8
|-
|style="text-align:left;background:#EFEFEF"|[[French Open|French]]
| style=color:#767676|OF
| style=color:#767676 colspan="5"|not held
| style=color:#767676 colspan="5"|OF
| A
| A
| A
|style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1928 French Championships – Men's singles|4R]]
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF| 0 / 1
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF| 2–1
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF| 66.7
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
| A
| style=color:#767676 colspan=4|not held
| style="background:#00ff00;"|'''[[1919 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|W<sub>C</sub>]]'''
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"|[[1920 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|CR]]
| A
| style="background:#00ff00;"|'''[[1922 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|W]]'''
| A
| A
| A
| A
| A
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1928 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|4R]]
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF| 2 / 4
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF| 17–2
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF| 89.5
|-
|style="text-align:left;background:#EFEFEF"|[[US Open (tennis)|U.S.]]
| A
| A
| A
| A
| A
| style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1922 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|4R]]
| A
| A
| style="background:yellow;"|[[1922 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|SF]]
| A
| style="background:yellow;"|[[1924 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|SF]]
| A
| A
| A
| A
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF| 0 / 3
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF| 10–3
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF| 76.9
|- style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| style="text-align:left;"|'''Win–loss'''
| 3–1
| 0–0
| 0–0
| 0–0
| 0–0
| 11–1
| 0–1
| 0–0
| 13–2
| 0–0
| 5–2
| 5–1
| 0–1
| 6–0
| 7–3
! 3 / 16
! 50–12
! 80.6
|}<sup>1</sup>Patterson was the first tennis player to play in three Grand Slam singles tournaments within one calendar year.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110168b.htm  Australian Dictionary of Biography article]

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