Jean Washer

Jean Washer
Full name Jean Marie Octave Constant Washer
Country (sports)  Belgium
Born (1894-08-22)22 August 1894
Berchem, Antwerp, Belgium
Died 23 March 1972(1972-03-23) (aged 77)
Geneva, Switzerland
Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand)[1]
Singles
Career record 15–7
Highest ranking No. 9 (1923, A. Wallis Myers)[2]
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open SF (1925)
Wimbledon QF (1924)
US Open 3R (1927)
Other tournaments
WHCC F (1921, 1923)
Team competitions
Davis Cup QF (1921)

Jean Marie Octave Constant Washer (French pronunciation: ​[ʒɑ̃ waʃe]; 22 August 1894 – 23 March 1972) was a Belgian tennis player successful in the 1920s. He was the father of Philippe Washer.

Tennis career

Washer reached the semifinals of Roland Garros in 1925, beating Henri Cochet before losing to Jean Borotra.[3] Washer also reached the quarters in 1926; the quarterfinals of the 1924 Wimbledon Championships; and the final of the World Hard Court Championships in both 1921 and 1923.

He was ranked World No. 9 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph for 1923.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Big Bill Wins In 20 Minutes", Spokane Daily Chronicle, August 26, 1927, p. 12.
  2. 1 2 United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 424.
  3. ↑ "French Open 1925". www.tennis.co.nf.
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