About Lewis Deane
Lived 1882 – 1934 (aged 52). Lewis Deane was a British tennis player.
Lewis Seymour Deane (12 March 1882 – 18 December 1934) was an Anglo-Indian tennis player.
Born in Meerut, Deane was the second son of British Indian Army captain George Deane of the Bengal Lancers.
Deane, a champion of Bengal and Punjab, played in India's first ever Davis Cup team in 1921, with the side going through to the semi-finals. He twice reached the Wimbledon men's doubles semi-finals (with Sydney Jacob in 1921 & Hassan Ali Fyzee in 1923) and was a mixed doubles finalist at the 1923 Wimbledon Championships.
Grand Slam finals Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1923 Wimbledon Grass Elizabeth Ryan Randolph Lycett 4–6, 5–7
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Who was Lewis Deane?
Indian tennis player
When was Lewis Deane born?
Lewis Deane was born on 12 March 1882 in Uttar Pradesh.
When did Lewis Deane die?
Lewis Deane died on 18 December 1934 in Delhi.
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Lewis Deane was a tennis player.
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Lewis Deane was British.
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