# Charles Gladstone Eames

Charles Gladstone Robert Eames. (19 December 1860 – 2 February 1943) was an English tennis player who competed at the 1888 Wimbledon Championships. He was active from 1886 to 1908 and won 8 career singles titles.

## Career

Eames was born on 19 December 1860 in New Cross, London, England. He played his first tournament in 1886 at the Gore Court Championships in Sittingbourne where he reached the semi-finals. He won his first singles title in 1887 at the Stevenage Open Lawn Tennis Tournament.
In 1888 he took part in first Wimbledon Championships where he was defeated in the second round by Ernest Wool Lewis in straight sets. In 1907 he won his final singles title at the Exmouth Open. He played his final tournament at the Isle of Wight Championships at Ryde in 1908. Eames played tennis for twelve seasons between 1886 and 1908 where he contested seventeen finals, and won eight singles titles. He died in Battersea, London, England on 2 February 1943.

## Career finals

Notes: All Comers Finalist where indicated by (*).

### Singles: 18 (8 titles, 10 runners-up)

* Category + (Titles)
* Major (0)
* National (0)
* Regional (0)
* County (1)
* Regular (7)
* Titles by Surface
* Clay – Outdoor (2)
* Grass – Outdoor (6)
* Hard – Outdoor (0)
* Wood – Indoor (0)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 1. | 1887 | Stevenage Open | Stevenage | Grass | W. Dunn | 6–0 6–1 |
| Won | 2. | 1887 | Rochester Open | Rochester | Grass | Dr. Harry T. Shapley | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1. | 1888 | Kent Closed Championships | Charlton | Grass | Ernest George Meers | 1–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Won | 3. | 1888 | Rochester Open (2) | Rochester | Grass | Wilfred Baddeley | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | 1888 | Acton Vale LTC Open | East Acton | Grass | Ernest George Meers | 1–6, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Won | 4. | 1888 | Essex Championships | Chingford | Clay | F. O' Shaughnessy Belli Reade | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3. | 1889 | Kent Closed Championships | Charlton | Grass | Ernest George Meers | 8–6, 8–6, 4–6, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Won | 5. | 1889 | Leamington Open Tournament | Leamington Spa | Grass | Francis Seymour Noon | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4. | 1889 | London Championships | West Kensington | Grass | Ernest George Meers | 8–6, 8–6, 4–6, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Won | 6. | 1889 | Leicester Open | Leicester | Grass | William Drumond Hamilton | 7–5, 1–6, 10–8, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5. | 1889 | Nottinghamshire Championships | Nottingham | Grass | William Drumond Hamilton | 5–7, 6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 1889 | Kent Championships * | Beckenham | Grass | Harry Sibthorpe Barlow | 5–7, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 1890 | Connaught Hard Court Championships | Beckenham | Clay | Arthur Gore | 6–3, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Won | 7. | 1890 | New York TC Spring Open | New York City | Clay | Carman Randolph Runyon | 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 8. | 1890 | Amackassin Club Invitation | Yonkers | Clay | Victor Etling | 5–7, 6–4, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 9. | 1891 | Essex Championships | Chingford | Clay | Arthur Gore | 12–10, 6–2, 2–6, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 10. | 1905 | Rochester Open | Rochester | Grass | Nigel George Davidson | 7–9, 2–6 |
| Won | 8. | 1907 | Exmouth Open | Exmouth | Grass | R.F.J. Harrison | 6–2, 6–0 |

## Family

His son Cyril Gladstone Eames born (1890) was also a tennis player.