Jean Washer

Jean Washer
Full name Jean Marie Octave Constant Washer
Country (sports)  Belgium
Born (1894-08-22)22 August 1894
Berchem, Antwerp, Belgium
Died 23 March 1972(1972-03-23) (aged 77)
Geneva, Switzerland
Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand)[1]
Singles
Highest ranking No. 9 (1923, A. Wallis Myers)[2]
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open SF (1925)
Wimbledon QF (1924)
US Open 3R (1927)
Other tournaments
WHCC F (1921, 1923)
Team competitions
Davis Cup QF (1921)

Jean Marie Octave Constant Washer (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ waʃe]; 22 August 1894 – 23 March 1972) was a Belgian tennis player successful in the 1920s.

Tennis career

Washer reached the semifinals of Roland Garros in 1925 (and the quarters in 1926); the quarterfinals of the 1924 Wimbledon Championships; and the final of the World Hard Court Championships in both 1921 and 1923.

He was ranked World No. 9 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph for 1923.[2]

References

  1. "Big Bill Wins In 20 Minutes", Spokane Daily Chronicle, August 26, 1927, p. 12.
  2. 1 2 United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 424.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/8/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.