| Archdale Palmer | |
| Fullname: | Archdale Palmer |
| Birth Date: | 1865 [1] |
| Birth Place: | Epping, Essex, United Kingdom |
| Death Date: | 9 February 1950 (aged 84) [2] |
| Death Place: | Epping, Essex, United Kingdom |
| Turnedpro: | 1889 (amateur tour) |
| Retired: | 1907 |
| Wimbledonresult: | SF (1893) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | SF (1892, 1893) |
Archdale Palmer (1865–1950) was a British tennis player in the early years of Wimbledon. Palmer became Secretary of the All England Lawn Tennis Club in 1899 and was appointed managing director of Slazenger in 1905.[3] His position at Slazenger was considered a conflict of interest by the A.E.L.T. C. (Slazenger manufactured the balls used at Wimbledon). Palmer resigned as Secretary in 1906.[4] Palmer lost his opening match at Wimbledon 1892 to Harry Barlow. He reached the Wimbledon semifinals in 1893, losing to Harold Mahony.[5] In 1894 he lost his opening match at Wimbledon to Herbert Baddeley. In 1893 Palmer won the Dinard men's singles title beating Arthur Gore in the Challenge Round in five sets.[6] Palmer also played real tennis. He was Captain in the Essex Regiment in World War 1.[7]