Sydney Jacob
Appearance
Full name | Sydney Montague Jacob |
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Country (sports) | India |
Born | Dalhousie, British India | 28 October 1879
Died | 14 February 1977 Woldingham, Surrey, England | (aged 97)
Turned pro | 1907 (amateur tour) |
Retired | 1928 |
Singles | |
Career record | 55–37 (59.8%)[1] |
Career titles | 15[1] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | SF (1925) |
Wimbledon | QF (1925) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | QF (1924) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | SF (1921) |
Olympic Games | 1R (1924) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (1924, 1925, 1927) |
Olympic Games | 2R (1924) |
Sydney Montague Jacob (28 October 1879 – 14 February 1977) was an
Anglo-Indian tennis player who represented India at the Davis Cup and Olympic Games.[2] He was active from 1907 to 1928 and won 15 career singles titles.[1]
Career
He competed in the
Andre Gobert, before losing to René Lacoste.[5]
He won the London Covered Court Championships two times in 1925 and 1927.
He published an autobiographical book titled Favour for Fools in a Decadent Empire: A Skeletal Autobiography.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Players: Jacob, Sydney Montague". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Sydney Jacob". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Olympic Sports – Athletes – Sydney Jacob". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ Stan Rayan (14 July 2012). "When Polley made history in Paris". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "French Open 1925". www.tennis.co.nf. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ Jacob, Sydney Montague (1986). Favour for Fools in a Decadent Empire. Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
External links
- Sydney Jacob at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Sydney Jacob at the International Tennis Federation
- Sydney Jacob at the Davis Cup
- Sydney Jacob at Wimbledon
- Sydney Jacob at tennisabstract.com
- Website bio