Sydney Jacob

Sydney Jacob (28 October 1879 – 14 February 1977) was an Anglo-Indian tennis player who represented India at the Davis Cup and Olympic Games. He competed in the singles event at the 1924 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarterfinal in which he lost to Jean Borotra. With compatriot Mohammed Sleem he competed in the men's doubles event and reached the second round. He also competed in the mixed doubles event, with compatriot Nora Polley, but lost their first match in the second round after a bye in the first round.[1][2] Jacob reached the semi finals at the French championships in 1925, where he beat Jacques Brugnon and Andre Gobert, before losing to Rene Lacoste.[3]

Sydney Montague Jacob
Full nameSydney Montague Jacob
Country (sports) India
Born(1879-10-28)28 October 1879
Dalhousie, India
Died14 February 1977(1977-02-14) (aged 96)
Surrey, England
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
French OpenSF (1925)
WimbledonQF (1925)
Other tournaments
Olympic GamesQF (1924)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
WimbledonSF (1921)
Olympic Games1R (1924)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1924, 1925, 1927)
Olympic Games2R (1924)

He published an autobiographical book titled Favour for Fools in a Decadent Empire: A Skeletal Autobiography.[4]

References
  1. "Olympic Sports – Athletes – Sydney Jacob". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. Stan Rayan (14 July 2012). "When Polley made history in Paris". The Hindu.
  3. "French Open 1925". www.tennis.co.nf.
  4. Favour for Fools in a Decadent Empire. Google Books.


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