Alfred Beamish
English tennis player
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| Full name | Alfred Ernest Beamish | ||||||||
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| Country (sports) | United Kingdom | ||||||||
| Born | (1879-08-06)6 August 1879 Richmond, London, England | ||||||||
| Died | 28 February 1944(1944-02-28) (aged 64) | ||||||||
| Turned pro | 1903 (amateur tour) | ||||||||
| Retired | 1921 | ||||||||
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| Australian Open | F (1912) | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | SF (1912, 1914) | ||||||||
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| WCCC | F (1921) | ||||||||
| Olympic Games | 1R (1912) | ||||||||
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| Australian Open | F (1912) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Alfred Ernest Beamish (6 August 1879 – 28 February 1944) was an English tennis player born in Richmond, Surrey, England. He finished runner-up to James Cecil Parke in the Men's Singles final of the Australasian Championships, the future Australian Open, in 1912.[1] Beamish also partnered Charles Dixon to win the bronze medal in the indoor doubles event at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics.[2] He was runner up in one of tennis early majors, the World Covered Court Championship, in 1921. He also competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[3] He was also twice a semifinalist at Wimbledon in 1912 (where he beat Gordon Lowe before losing to Arthur Gore)[4] and 1914 (where he lost to Norman Brookes).[4] Beamish was married to Wimbledon singles semi finalist Winifred Beamish.
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 1912 | Australasian Championships | Grass |  James Cecil Parke | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 1–6, 5–7 |
Doubles (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 1912 | Australasian Championships | Grass | Gordon Lowe | James Cecil Parke Charles Dixon | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 |
References
- ^ "History of the Australian Open – the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific". australianopen.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ "Alfred Beamish". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Alfred Beamish". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Wimbledon player archive – Alfred Beamish". AELTC.
External links
- Alfred Beamish at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Alfred Beamish at the International Tennis Federation
- Alfred Beamish at the Davis Cup
- Alfred Beamish at Olympics.com
- Alfred Beamish at Team GB
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