About Eric Peters
Lived 1903 – 1985 (aged 82). Eric Peters was a tennis player.
Eric Conrad Peters (10 August 1903 – 28 December 1985) was a British tennis player.
An Oxford graduate, Peters played a patient, defensive brand of tennis. He was active in the late 1920s to 1930s, and was featured regularly at Wimbledon. He made the mixed doubles quarter-finals of the 1930 Wimbledon Championships with Elsie Pittman. His most famous victory was over Bill Tilden at Cannes in 1930, becoming the first British amateur to defeat the American. He also had a career win over Bunny Austin and once took Jean Borotra to five sets.
Peters, who was involved in his family's brewery business, married tennis player Effie Hemmant in 1932.
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Who was Eric Peters?
British tennis player
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Eric Peters was born on 10 August 1903.
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Eric Peters died on 28 December 1985.
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Eric Peters was a tennis player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Eric Peters. https://biography.guide/eric-peters-tennis-player/
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