Ernest George Meers

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Meers (before 1903)

Ernest George Meers (* 1848 near Ashford , Kent , † August 20, 1928 in York ) was an English tennis player.

In 1889, Meers was one of the first non -Americans to compete in the US championships . From 1885 to 1895 he played at the Wimbledon Championships . In 1894 and 1895 he reached the quarter-finals there. In 1892 he won the British Indoor Championships .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ernest George Meers. Biographical Dictionary of Organists, Composers for Organ and Organ Builders, accessed October 10, 2012 .
  2. ↑ Ernest George Meers. tennisarchives.com, accessed on October 10, 2012 (English).
  3. ^ Collins, B .: History of Tennis. 2nd Edition. New Chapter Press, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0 , p. 11
  4. ↑ Collins (2010), p. 415
  5. ^ Myers, AW: Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad. Scribner's sons, New York 1903, p. 77 ( online )
personal data
SURNAME Meers, Ernest George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH Ashford , Kent
DATE OF DEATH August 20, 1928
Place of death York