Clarence Treloar

{{Short description|Australian tennis player (1892–1966)}}

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|fullname = Clarence Leslie Treloar

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|birth_date = 1892

|birth_place = New South Wales, Australia

|death_date = 1966 (aged 73){{cite web|title=Clarence Treloar|url=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=34&gss=sfs28_ms_r_f-34&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=clarence&gsfn_x=1&gsln=treloar&gsln_x=1&msddy=1966&msddy_x=1&msdpn__ftp=Western%20Australia%2C%20Australia&msdpn=30100&msdpn_PInfo=5-%7C0%7C1652397%7C0%7C5027%7C0%7C30100%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&msdpn_x=1&msdpn__ftp_x=1&cpxt=1&cp=2&MSAV=1&uidh=000|website=Ancestry.co.uk}}

|death_place = Perth, Western Australia, Australia

|turnedpro = 1933 (amateur tour from 1913){{cite web|title=C. L. Treloar as professional tennis coach|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/75726445|newspaper=Mirror| location=Perth | page=4 | date=2 September 1933 | accessdate=3 April 2018 }}

|retired = 1933

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Clarence Treloar (1892 – 1966) was an Australian tennis player in the 1920s. "Clarrie", as he was known, was a popular player renowned for his tenacity. Although born in New South Wales, he settled in Western Australia in 1915 and in the 1920s was one of Perth's best known businessmen as City Sales manager for T M Burke Pty. Ltd.{{cite web|title=23 Jan 1929 - Social and personal|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/87038666|website=Trove}} During the 1920s Treloar was the second best player in the State behind Rice Gemmell (Gemmell turned professional in 1927).{{cite web|title=22 Oct 1927 - Who takes Gemmell's place|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208135447|website=Trove}} Treloar was a semi finalists at the Australasian Championships singles at Perth in 1921 (losing to Rice Gemmell).{{cite web|title=Australasian Open 1921|url=http://www.tennis.co.nf/AUSTRALIAN%20OPEN%201921.htm|website=Grand Slam Tennis Archive|access-date=7 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908020710/http://www.tennis.co.nf/AUSTRALIAN%20OPEN%201921.htm|archive-date=8 September 2017|url-status=dead}} Treloar won the South Australian and Western Australian hard court championships.{{cite web|title=31 Aug 1933 - Lawn Tennis Coach|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/83408871|website=Trove}} Treloar was seven times runner up in the Western Australian State Championships (five times to Gemmell, once to R. W. Phillips and once to R. D. Ford), losing every final in five sets.{{cite web|title=10 Jul 1946 - Seven times runner-up for tennis title|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77822600|website=Trove}} In 1933, Treloar became a professional tennis coach and was in high demand for his services. Treloar was a fine golfer, played bowls and was also President of the West Australian Darts Association.{{cite web|title=25 Jun 1947 - Sport shorts|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/83741779|website=Trove}}