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Country (sports)
  
South Africa

US Open
  
1R (1949)

Education
  
Hilton College

Wimbledon
  
3R (1937, 1949)

Role
  
Tennis Player


French Open
  
3R (1947)

Name
  
Eustace Fannin

Plays
  
Right-handed

French Open
  
W (1947)

Handed
  
Right-handed

Eustace Fannin Eustace FANNIN 1950s South African Africa TENNIS Player Original

Born
  
1 January 1919 Ixopo, South Africa (
1919-01-01
)

Eustace Fannin (born 1 January 1919) is a retired South African male tennis player. He was educated at Hilton College.

In 1947 he won the doubles title at the French Championships with compatriot Eric Sturgess defeating American Tom Brown and Australian Bill Sidwell in four sets. Two years later, in 1949, they again reached the doubles final but this time lost to the American team of Pancho Gonzales and Frank Parker in four sets.

In 1947 he lost the final of the Netherlands Championships to Frenchman Henri Cochet.

Between 1937 and 1949 Fannin played seven times for the South African Davis Cup team and compiled a record of nine wins and seven losses.

References

Eustace Fannin Wikipedia


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