Cam Malfroy
| Full name | Camille Enright Malfroy |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |
 New Zealand
|
| Born |
21 January 1909 Hokitika, New Zealand |
| Died | 8 May 1966 (aged 57) |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1934) |
| French Open | 2R (1934) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1931, 1936) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | QFEu (1934) |
Camille Enright Malfroy (21 January 1909 - 8 May 1966) was a prominent New Zealand tennis player of the 1930s and 1940s, competing in numerous grand slam championships of the era. He was also an ace pilot during World War II.
Camille Enright Malfroy was born in Hokitika on 21 January 1909 the son of Mr. Camille M. Malfroy, of the State Forest Department, Wellington and younger brother of the rugby player Jules Malfroy. The Malfroy family in New Zealand was descended from Jean Baptiste Malfroy originally from Macornay, Lons-le-Saunier, Jura, France, a miller, and his wife, Josephine Pricarde. Jean Baptiste along with two of his sons, Jean Michel Camille Malfroy, usually known as Camille, and Jules Cézar Malfroy, (the eldest of the three brothers), joined the rush to the Victorian goldfields in the 1850s and arrived in New Zealand in the early 1860s.
Cam Malfroy, like his older brother Jules, attended Trinity Hall, Cambridge where he studied Economics. At Cambridge he received his Blue for tennis and was also a noted rugby player.
In the 1930s Cam Malfroy was a well-known tennis player and represented New Zealand in the Davis Cup. He played 12 matches for New Zealand between 1934 and 1939. Of the singles matches, he won two and lost five, and of the doubles matches he won three and lost two. Away from the Davis Cup, he was in the final of the New Zealand tennis championships two years in a row from 1932 to 1933, winning it in 1933. He also competed in a number of Grand Slam tournaments, nine times at Wimbledon, and once each in the France and Australian Opens. The furthest he progressed in any of these was to the fourth round of the 1931 Wimbledon championships. After his 1934, the year of his final triumph in the New Zealand championships, he moved to England and thereafter only competed in Europe, notably at Wimbledon, but also a number of other minor tournaments. As a doubles player he also won the Men's title twice (once in 1929–30 partnering D. G. France and a second time in 1932–33 partnering I. A. Seay) and won the Mixed Doubles in 1932–33 partnering Miss M. Macfarlane.
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