Cecil Bertram Vernon St John (28 July 1879 – 19 September 1932) was an Australian tennis player. He also represented Queensland in rugby union.
St. John won the doubles title alongside Pat O'Hara Wood at the Australasian Championships, the future Australian Open, in 1923, and reached three more finals at the tournament, losing in singles to Pat O'Hara Wood in 1923, in doubles alongside Gordon Lowe in 1915, and in mixed doubles alongside Margaret Molesworth in 1923.
He is the only player to have reached a major tournament final, in singles or doubles, with only one hand.Collins, Bud (2003). Total Tennis: The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia, p. 30.
Grand Slam finals Singles (1 runner-up)
ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1923 Australasian Championships Grass Pat O'Hara Wood 1–6, 1–6, 3–6
Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1915 Australasian Championships Grass Gordon Lowe Clarence Todd Horace Rice 6–8, 4–6, 9–7, 3–6Win 1923 Australasian Championships Grass Pat O'Hara Wood Dudley Bullough Horace Rice 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–0
Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)
ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1923 Australasian Championships Grass Margaret Molesworth Sylvia Lance Harper Horace Rice 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
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