Philip Pearson (tennis)

Philip Pearson
Full name Philip Graeme Pearson
Country (sports)  United Kingdom
Born 1878 [1]
London, United Kingdom
Died 9 June 1903 (aged 25) [2]
Fatehgarh, Bengal, India
Turned pro 1896 (amateur tour)
Retired 1903 (due to death)
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon QF (1899)

Philip Pearson (1878–1903) was a British tennis player with a short career at the turn of the 20th century. At Wimbledon in 1898, Pearson lost to Harold Mahony in round three. In 1899 Pearson beat Frederick Plaskitt and Major Ritchie before losing in the quarter finals to Arthur Gore.[3]. In 1901 he lost his opening match to Herbert Roper Barrett. In 1899 Pearson won the Bournemouth tournament and he also won the Surrey Championships in 1901 and the Bengal Championships in 1902.[4] Pearson died in India in 1903 aged just 25.

References

  1. ↑ "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Search Results - Birth, Marriage, Death - findmypast.co.uk". search.findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Wimbledon 1899". tennis.co.nf.
  4. ↑ Archives, Tennis. "Philip Graeme Pearson". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017.


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