Gordon Lowe
Francis Gordon Lowe (born June 21, 1884 in Edgbaston , Birmingham , † May 17, 1972 in London ) was an English tennis player .
In 1915 he won the Australian tennis championships as the second foreigner after Fred Alexander in 1908. In the final, he defeated the Australian Horace Rice in four sets with 4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 1 and 6: 4. In the doubles competition he lost this year with his partner Rodney Heath against Clarence Todd and Horace Rice, after he had failed in the final with his partner Alfred Beamish to Charles Dixon and James Parke in 1912 .
His brother Arthur Holden Lowe was also a tennis player.
Web links
- ATP profile of Gordon Lowe (English)
- ITF profile Gordon Lowe (English)
- Davis Cup stats by Gordon Lowe (English)
- Gordon Lowe in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lowe, Gordon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lowe, Francis Gordon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edgbaston , United Kingdom |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th May 1972 |
| Place of death | London , UK |