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Edward Dearman

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Edward Dearman
Full nameEdward Alfred Dearman
Country (sports) GBR
Born13 June 1904
Putney, London, England
Died12 September 1979
Sutton, London, England
Turned pro1923 (ILTF amateur tour)
Retired1936
Singles
Career record46–18[1]
Career titles1[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (1927)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1929, 1933)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon3R (1928)

Edward Alfred Dearman (13 June 1904 – 12 September 1979) was a British tennis player, then later solicitor.[2] He competed at the Wimbledon Championships in singles in 1927.[3] He was active from 1923 to 1936 contesting 6 career singles finals and won 1 title.[1]

Career

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Edward Alfred Dearman was born on 13 June 1904 in Putney, London, England.[4] He played his first tournament in 1923 at the Hunaston Open where he reached the final, but lost to Basil Ranger Lawrence.[1] He competed at the Wimbledon Championships on six occasions between 1927 and 1934. he took part in the men's doubles competition five times.[5] He also played in the mixed doubles events with his sister Evelyn Dearman four times.[6]

He was a quarter finalist at the Angmering-on-Sea Open in 1926.[1] In 1928 he took part in the Bermuda Championships in Hamilton, Bermuda but lost in the early rounds.[1] He won his one and only singles title at the Brockenhurst Open in 1932. In 1936 he traveled to Germany to play in a number of tournaments including the Baden Baden International, he played his last singles event at The Homburg Cup that year.[1] He died on 12 September 1979 in Sutton, London, England.[7]

Career finals

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Singles (6), titles (1), runners up (5)

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Category + (Titles)
Grand Slam/World Championship (0)
National (0)
Regular (1)
Titles by Surface
Clay – Outdoor (0)
Grass – Outdoor (1)
Hard – Outdoor (0)
Carpet – Indoor (0)
Wood – Indoor (0)
No Result Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. Loss 1923 Hunaston Open Grass United Kingdom Basil Ranger Lawrence 3–6, 3–6.[1]
2. Loss 1930 Felixstowe Hard Courts Clay United Kingdom Gordon Crole-Rees 3–6, 11–9, 1–6.[1]
3. Loss 1930 Stroud Open Grass United Kingdom George Godsell w.o.[1]
1. Win 1932 Brockenhurst Open Grass Republic of Ireland Noel Galway Holmes 6–1, 6–3.[8]
4. Loss 1934 Brockenhurst Open Grass United Kingdom Guy Cooper 4–6, 5–7.[1]
5. Loss 1936 Brockenhurst Open Grass United Kingdom Guy Cooper 5–7, 1–6.[1]

Other sports

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He played cricket for the Marlborough College team and the Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.[9] He also played hockey for Cambridge University (Blue).[10]

Personal

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Dearman was educated at Marlborough College 1921–1922); then went to study law at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (1924–1925).[10] His sister Evelyn Dearman was also a tennis player. She was a three quarter finalist and semi finalist in the women's doubles.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Players:Dearman, Edward Alfred". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 1 September 2023.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "List of Law Practices". The Law Journal. 68. Cambridge: E.B. Ince: 277. 1929.
  3. ^ "Edward Dearman (GBR) - Gentlemen's Singles" (PDF). Wimbledon. AELTC. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Edward Dearman (GBR) - Gentlemen's Doubles" (PDF). Wimbledon. AELTC. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Edward Dearman (GBR) - Mixed Doubles" (PDF). Wimbledon. AELTC.
  7. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  8. ^ Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) 1932.
  9. ^ "Edward Dearman". stats.acscricket.com. The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  10. ^ a b The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians
  11. ^ "Evelyn Dearman (GBR) - Ladies' Doubles" (PDF). Wimbledon. AELTC. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
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