Harry Lee (tennis)

Harry Lee
Full name Harold George Newcombe Lee
Country (sports)  United Kingdom
Born (1907-06-15)15 June 1907
Teddington, London
Died 14 April 1998(1998-04-14) (aged 90)
Frome, Somerset, England
Turned pro 1927 (amateur tour)
Retired 1939
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open QF (1934)
French Open SF (1933)
Wimbledon 4R (1931, 1933, 1934, 1936)
US Open 4R (1930, 1933)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1934)
Wimbledon QF (1932)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon SF (1934)
Team competitions
Davis Cup W (1933, 1934)

Harry Lee (15 June 1907 – 14 April 1998) was a British tennis player.[1]

In 1930 he won the singles title at the British Hard Court Championships after a four-sets victory in the final over Eric Peters.[2]

In 1933 and 1934, he was part of the Davis Cup team, including Fred Perry, Bunny Austin and Pat Hughes. They defeated the French team at Roland Garros in 1933 and the United States in 1934.[3]

References

  1. "Davis Cup profile". International Tennis Federation (ITF). Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. "Lawn Tennis – British Hard Courts Championships". Gloucester Journal. British Newspaper Archive. 10 May 1930. (subscription required (help)).
  3. Flatman, Barry (2004-06-06). "The top 10 achievements in British tennis". The Times. London. Retrieved 2009-05-03.

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