Horace Rice

For the U.S. politician, see Horace Baldwin Rice.

Horace Rice

File:Horace Rice 1913.jpg
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	(1872-09-05)September 5, 1872 Sydney, Australia
Died	1950 Roseville,Sydney, Australia
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	{{#property:P564}}
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	W (1907)
Wimbledon	2R (1913)
Doubles
Career record	{{#property:P555}}
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1910, 1915)
Wimbledon	2R (1913)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1923)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	QF (1913)

File:McLoughlin and Rice 1913.jpg

McLoughlin and Rice during the quarter-finals of the 1913 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

Horace "Horrie" Rice (1872 – 1950) was an Australian tennis player.

The left-hander won the Men's Singles title at the 1907 Australasian Championships. He was also runner-up 3 times. He won the Men's Doubles title at the 1915 Championships, partnering Clarence Todd.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 tile, 3 runner-ups)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Opponent in final	Score in final
Winner	1907	Australasian Championships	Harry Parker	6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	1910	Australasian Championships	Rodney Heath	4–6, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	1911	Australasian Championships	Norman Brookes	2–6, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	1915	Australasian Championships	Gordon Lowe	6–4, 1–6, 2–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents in final	Score in final
Winner	1923	Australasian Championships	Sylvia Lance Harper	Margaret Molesworth Bert St. John	2–6, 6–4, 6–4

At the time of winning his last Grand Slam title and his only one mixed doubles title (on August 18, 1923), he was 50 years and 347 days, which is the all-time record for men in tennis history!