Ernest Browne

Ernest Browne

Browne (before 1903)
Full name Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne
Country  Ireland
Born 11 July 1855
England
Died 13 April 1946 (aged 90)
Cheltenham, England
Singles
Highest ranking No. 4 (1882, Karoly Mazak)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon SF (1885)
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Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne (born 11 July 1855; died 13 April 1946 at Cheltenham, England;[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

He was ranked World No. 4 for 1882, 1883 and 1885 by Karoly Mazak.[1]

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mazak, Karoly (2010). The Concise History of Tennis, p. 10-13.
  2. Tennis Archives
  3. Collins, B. (2010): History of Tennis. 2nd edition. New Chapter Press, New York. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0, p. 414.
  4. Doherty, R.F. et al. (1903): R. F. & H. L. Doherty on Lawn Tennis. Baker and Taylor Co., New York, p. 173. (online)
  5. Arthur Wallis Myers (1903): Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad. Scribner's sons, New York, p. 180. (online)