Ernest Browne

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Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne (born 11 July, 1855; died 13 April, 1946 at Cheltenham, England;[1] also E. de S. H. Browne) was an Irish tennis player.

Browne took part in the Wimbledon Championships between 1882 and 1885. In 1885 he reached the semifinals of the all-comers-competition, but lost to Ernest Renshaw.[2] He won the Irish Championships in doubles (1882) and mixed doubles (1882, 1883). He also won the title at the Scottish Championships in between 1889 and 1891.[3]

He was ranked World No. 4 for 1882, 1883 and 1885 by Karoly Mazak.[4]

Browne was a friend an mentor of Ernest and William Renshaw.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tennisarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=525
  2. ↑ Collins, B. (2010): History of Tennis. 2nd edition. New Chapter Press, New York. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0, p. 414.
  3. ↑ Doherty, R.F. et al. (1903): R. F. & H. L. Doherty on Lawn Tennis. Baker and Taylor Co., New York, p. 173. (online)
  4. ↑ Mazak, Karoly (2010). The Concise History of Tennis, p. 10-13.
  5. ↑ Arthur Wallis Myers (1903): Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad. Scribner's sons, New York, p. 180. (online)
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