Lum Pao-Hua

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.

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)

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 quarter finals 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.