Lewis Deane
Anglo-Indian tennis player (1882–1934) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lewis Seymour Deane (12 March 1882 – 18 December 1934) was an Anglo-Indian tennis player.[1]
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Full name | Lewis Seymour Deane |
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Country (sports) | British India |
Born | (1882-03-12)12 March 1882 |
Died | 18 December 1934(1934-12-18) (aged 52) |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1911, 1921, 1923) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | SF (1921, 1923) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | F (1923) |
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Born in Meerut, Deane was the second son of British Indian Army captain George Deane of the Bengal Lancers.[2]
Deane, a champion of Bengal and Punjab, played in India's first ever Davis Cup team in 1921, with the side going through to the semi-finals.[3] He twice reached the Wimbledon men's doubles semi-finals (with Sydney Jacob in 1921 & Hassan Ali Fyzee in 1923) and was a mixed doubles finalist at the 1923 Wimbledon Championships.[4]