Tim_Lewis_(tennis)

Tim Lewis (tennis)

Tim Lewis (tennis)

British tennis player

Norman Rollinson "Tim" Lewis (1925 – 26 February 2017) was a British tennis player.[1]

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Biography

Born and raised in Hampshire, Lewis was one of seven siblings and had an early introduction to the sport by playing on the tennis court at their family home. He was a pupil at Homefield School in Dorset and studied medicine at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, as well as Westminster Hospital. A Cambridge blue for tennis, he also played with the RAF during his war service. He was a medical officer stationed at RAF Halton.[1][2]

Lewis was active on tour post war he won the Lyme Regis Open in 1947.[3] He made regular Wimbledon appearances, which included making the mixed doubles fourth round in 1948. He earned a Davis Cup call up in 1949 and played a reverse singles rubber in Great Britain 5–0 sweep over Portugal in Lisbon. Later in 1949 he travelled to the United States and played in the U.S. National Championships, losing his first round match in five sets to Frank Shields.[4]

During the 1950s he moved with wife Lorna to Leatherhead, Surrey and began working as a general practitioner.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    Horsfield, Michaela (17 March 2017). "Obituary: GP and tennis champion Tim Lewis dies aged 91". Bournemouth Echo.
  2. [2]
    "United are 11–1 F.A. Cup favourites". Manchester Evening News. 25 September 1948.
  3. [3]
    "Players:Lewis, Tim Rollinson". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Results". The Courier-Journal. 30 August 1949.
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