| Full name | Lewis Seymour Deane |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  British India |
| Born | 12 March 1882 |
| Died | 18 December 1934 (aged 52) |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1911, 1921, 1923) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | SF (1921, 1923) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | F (1923) |
Lewis Seymour Deane (12 March 1882 – 18 December 1934) was an Anglo-Indian tennis player.[1]
Born in Meerut, Deane was the second son of British Indian Army captain George Deane of the Bengal Lancers.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
Grand Slam finals
Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1923 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Dorothy Shepherd-Barron | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Elizabeth Ryan Randolph Lycett | 4–6, 5–7 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Victory Of F.G. Lowe". The Daily Telegraph. 2 June 1921.
- ↑ "Henry Selby Deane". Ipswich War Memorial. 10 October 2019.
- ↑ Muralidharan, Ashwin (16 September 2016). "India's long history at the Davis Cup". Sportskeeda.
- ↑ "Norton's Shrewd Tactics". The Daily Telegraph. 1 July 1921.
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