Lum Pao-Hua

Lum Pao-Hua

Full name	Lum Pao-Hua (formerly Stephen Gordon Lum)
Country (sports)	Australia  Republic of China
Born	(1906-03-11)11 March 1906 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	18 July 1965(1965-07-18) (aged 59) [1] Hong Kong
Turned pro	1925 (amateur tour)
Retired	1937
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (1927)
French Open	1R (1936) [2]
Wimbledon	1R (1936)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1927)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1927)

Lum Pao-Hua (Chinese: 林寶華, 1906–1965) was an Australian born tennis player (born Stephen Gordon Lum) who later represented China. Lum was born in Melbourne and his father was a Chinese born merchant. He modeled his game on Gerald Patterson's.^{[citation needed]}

In 1928, he moved to China, represented China in Davis Cup, and became a Chinese citizen.^[3] While in China, he befriended many famous Chinese people, including the last emperor Puyi. During the War, Lum was spared being tortured by a Japanese general because he wanted to learn to play tennis.^[4]

In 1926, Lum lost in round one of the Australasian championships to Ernest Rowe.^[5] At the 1927 Australian championships, Lum beat Jack Cummings. Cummings had just recovered from a bout of scarlet fever and was not at his best. Lum played well, often finishing off points at the net.^[6] Lum lost in the quarterfinals to James Willard.^[7] At the French in 1936, Lum lost in round one to Pierre Goldschmidt. At Wimbledon 1936, Lum lost in round one to Josef Siba.^[8] In 1949, Lum moved to Hong Kong.^{[citation needed]}

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