Cecil Parr

{{short description|British tennis player}}

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|fullname = Cecil Francis Parr

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|birth_place =Grappenhall, Cheshire, United Kingdom

|death_date = {{death-date and age|13 January 1928|2 August 1847}}{{cite web|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=157839352:7922&d=bmd_1503998064|title=FreeBMD Entry Info|website=www.freebmd.org.uk|accessdate=September 17, 2017}}

|death_place = Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

|turnedpro = 1879 (amateur tour)

|retired = 1880

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Cecil Parr (2 August 1847 – 13 January 1928) was a British tennis player in the early years of Wimbledon. He only entered the Wimbledon singles once (in 1879) and beat George Montgomerie, Hubert Medlycott, Thomas Hoare and Charles Barry before losing in the semi-finals to Reverend John Hartley.{{cite web |title=Wimbledon player archive – C.F. Parr |url=https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws_archive/player_profile/4ce0d7e1-9cd8-4843-b672-72ced159b0b7.html |publisher=AELTC}}

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