Paul de Borman

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De Borman (ca.1908)

Paul de Borman (born December 1, 1879 in Sint-Joost-ten-Node , † April 21, 1948 in Ostend ) was a Belgian tennis player.

Life

De Borman took part in tennis tournaments from 1897. At the Wimbledon Championships he was able to advance to the semifinals in 1904, but lost there to Josiah Ritchie in three sets. In the same year he took part in the Davis Cup with his compatriot William le Maire de Warzée , but the Belgian team had to admit defeat to Great Britain in the final. He won the Belgian championships nine times in singles and three times in doubles. He last played in Wimbledon singles in 1922.

In 1908 he married Anne de Selliers de Moranville , also a tennis player who took part in the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp .

De Borman was also involved in the International Tennis Federation . He was chairman in 1919 and president of the ITF in 1946 and 1947. He died in Ostend in 1948 at the age of 68.

Web links

Commons : Paul de Borman  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Simon Inglis: Belgian Champions List: 1895-1992 serie A. (No longer available online.) Www.tennisbelgica.be, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on October 28, 2012 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tennisbelgica.be
  2. ^ Memorandum, Articles of Association and Bye-laws of ITF Ltd. (PDF; 512 kB) (No longer available online.) Malta Tennis Federation, archived from the original on December 22, 2014 ; accessed on October 28, 2012 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.maltatennisfederation.com
personal data
SURNAME De Borman, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH December 1, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Sint-Joost-ten-Node
DATE OF DEATH April 21, 1948
Place of death East End