Alfred Beamish

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Alfred Ernest Beamish (born August 6, 1879 in London , † February 28, 1944 in Nairn ) was an English tennis player .

Life

Beamish was born in Richmond upon Thames , London, in 1879 .

In 1912 he achieved his greatest success. So he was in the finals of the singles and doubles competition at the Australian Tennis Championships . Against his compatriot James Parke he lost 3: 6, 6: 3, 1: 6, 6: 1, 7: 5 in five sets. In doubles he also faced Parke and Charles Dixon in the all-British final with Gordon Lowe . They clearly lost in three sets with 6: 4, 6: 4, 6: 2.

Beamish participated in the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm and the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp . In 1912 he won the bronze medal with Charles Dixon in the double competition held in the hall against Arthur Gore and Herbert Roper Barrett . In the individual, however, he was eliminated in the first round.

In 1920 he reached the third round in singles, in doubles he failed together with Gordon Lowe in the opening round. In mixed, which he played together with his wife Winifred Beamish , he did not get past the second round.

Beamish played three games for the British Davis Cup team in 1911 , 1912 and 1920 . All three encounters were each the final game of the then International Lawn Tennis Challenge , Beamish was always used in doubles. In 1911 he won against the United States together with Charles Dixon, but the encounter ended 1: 4 from a British point of view. The following year he and James Parke lost to their opponents, but Great Britain won the match against Australasia 3-2 and thus the entire competition. In the 1920 season he and Algernon Kingscote had no chance in their doubles game, they clearly lost 3-0. The match ended 4-1 for Australasia.

He died in 1944 at the age of 64 in Nairn, Scotland.

Works

  • First Steps to Lawn Tennis. Mills & Boon Ltd., London 1922. ( online )
  • The Lawn Tennis Tip Book. Mills & Boon Ltd., London 1923

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personal data
SURNAME Beamish, Alfred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Beamish, Alfred Ernest
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH August 6, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Richmond upon Thames , London , United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH February 28, 1944
Place of death Nairn , UK