Ernest Browne

Ernest Browne
Browne (before 1903)
Full nameErnest de Sylly Hamilton Browne
Country (sports) Ireland
Born11 July 1855
Great Malvern, England
Died13 April 1946(1946-04-13) (aged 90)
Cheltenham, England
Singles
Career record124–30[1]
Career titles25[2]
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonSF (1885)
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Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne (11 July 1855 – 13 April 1946;[3] also E. de S. H. Browne) was an Irish tennis player who was active in the late 19th century.

Career

Browne played his first tournament in April at 1880 at a tournament staged in Cheltenham on clay he reached the final before losing to Ernest Renshaw. In late May 1880 he entered the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships and reached the All-Comers final losing to William Renshaw in straight sets. In 1881 he entered three tournaments this year including the South of England Championships losing in the 1st round. At Irish Championships he lost a second match against Herbert Lawford retiring at two sets to one down. He reached his second successive Cheltenham final in 1881 before losing to William Renshaw. Browne took part in the Wimbledon Championships between 1882 and 1885. In 1885 he reached the semifinals of the all-comers-competition, but lost to Ernest Renshaw.[4] He won the Irish Championships in doubles (1882) and mixed doubles (1882, 1883) the Scottish Championships singles title consecutively three times from (1889–91).[5] and the Welsh Championships singles title twice (1886–87). In addition he won three consecutive West of England Championships, (1883,84,85) titles at Bath and the Cheltenham tournament singles title four times, (1881, 1885–87).[6] Browne was a friend and mentor of Ernest and William Renshaw.[7] He played his last tournament at the 1892 Scottish Championships where he was defending in the challenge round against challenger Arthur Gore he conceded the title by a walkover.

Personal

Ernest was born in 1855 in England. He married Ellen Augusta Ramsay the daughter of Sir Alexander Ramsay in Kensington London in December 1885.[8] After his retirement he resided in Tullamore, King's County, Ireland.[9] He spent his final years in England and died in Cheltenham England in 1946 at the age of 90.[10]

Career finals

Notes: Challenge Round: the final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921),[11] in some tournaments not all.

* Indicates challenge round

Singles: 34 (25 titles, 9 runner-up)

Source[12]

Category + (Titles)
Important (0). .[13][14][15][16]
National (5)
Regional (7)
County (7)
Regular (4)
Titles by Surface
Clay – Outdoor (0)
Grass – Outdoor (23)
Hard – Outdoor (0)
Carpet – Indoor (0)
Wood – Indoor (0)
No. Result Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. Win 1880 County Galway LTC Tournament Grass Ireland J. Eyre ?
2. Loss 1880 Irish Championships Grass England William Renshaw 6-3, 6-4, 6-3
3. Loss 1881 Cheltenham Covered Court Championships Wood (i) England Ernest Renshaw 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 8-6
4.[17] Win 1881 East Gloucestershire Championships Grass United Kingdom Robert Braddell 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
5. Loss 1882 Agricultural Hall Tournament Wood (i) United Kingdom Teddy Williams 5-7, 6-4, 10-8
6.[18] Win 1883 South of Ireland Championships Grass Ireland William E. Dawson 6-3, 6-2, 6-5
7.[19] Win 1883 West of England Championships Grass England Wilfred Milne 6-3, 6-2, 6-3
8. Win 1884 Fitzwilliam Club Championships Grass Ireland ? ?
9. Win 1884 King’s County and Ormonde Tournament Grass Ireland Eyre Chatterton w.o.
10.[20] Win 1884 North Yorkshire Tournament Grass United Kingdom Marmaduke Constable 6-1, ret.
11. Loss 1884 Derbyshire Championships Grass United Kingdom Charles Walder Grinstead 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
12. Loss 1884 Northern Championships Grass United Kingdom C.K. Wood 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
13. Win 1884 West of England Championships Grass United Kingdom C.K. Wood 6-3, 6-2, 6-3
14. Loss 1885 Fitzwilliam Club Championships Grass United Kingdom Herbert Knox McKay 3 sets to 1
15. Win 1885 King’s County and Ormonde Tournament Grass Ireland Toler Garvey 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 8-6
16. Win 1885 North Yorkshire Tournament Grass United Kingdom E.W. Fletcher 6-2, 6-2, 6-4
17.[21] Win 1885 West of England Championships Grass United States James Dwight 6-3, 6-1, 6-4
18. Win 1885 East Gloucestershire Championships Grass United Kingdom Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
19.[22] Win 1886 Harrogate Tournament Grass United Kingdom Gilbert Mahon 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
20. Win 1886 West of England Championships Grass United Kingdom James Baldwin 6-0, ret.
21.[23] Win 1886 Welsh Championships Grass United Kingdom James Baldwin 6-0, ret.
22.[24] Win 1886 North of England Championships Grass United Kingdom Harry Grove 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
23. Win 1886 East Gloucestershire Championships Grass United States James Dwight 6-3, 6-2, 2-6, 9-7
24.[23][25] Win 1887 Welsh Championships Grass United Kingdom James Baldwin 6-1, 6-2, ret.
25.[26] Win 1887 North of England Championships Grass United Kingdom James Baldwin 7-5, 6-1, 6-3
26.[27] Win 1887 East Gloucestershire Championships Grass United States James Dwight 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
27. Loss 1888 Welsh Championships Grass Ireland Willoughby Hamilton 6-1, 6-2, ret.
28. Loss 1888 East Gloucestershire Championships Grass United Kingdom Harry Grove 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 2-6, ret.
29.[28] Win 1889 Scottish Championships Grass Scotland Patrick Bowes-Lyon 4-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-0
30. Win 1890 Scottish Championships Grass Scotland George R. Mewburn 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
31. Win 1891 Scottish Championships Grass Australia Arthur Benjamin Carvosso 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
32. Loss 1892 Scottish Championships Grass United Kingdom Athur Gore w.o.

References

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Sources

  • Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2 ed.). New Chapter Press. ISBN 9780942257700.
  • Myers, Arthur Wallis (1903): Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad. Charles Scribner's and Sons, New York, US.