Country (sports) Ireland Wimbledon SF (1885) | Name Ernest Browne | |
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Full name Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne Died 13 April 1946(1946-04-13) (aged 90)
Cheltenham, England Highest ranking No. 4 (1882, Karoly Mazak) | ||
Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne (11 July 1855 – 13 April 1946, Cheltenham, England; also E. de S. H. Browne) was an Irish tennis player.
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. He won the Irish Championships in doubles (1882) and mixed doubles (1882, 1883) the Scottish Championships singles title three times from (1889-91). and the Welsh Championships singles title twice (1886-87).
He was ranked World No. 4 for 1882, 1883 and 1885 by Karoly Mazak.
Browne was a friend and mentor of Ernest and William Renshaw.
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