Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne (11 July 1855 – 13 April 1946;Tennis Archives
/ref> also ''E. de S. H. Browne'') was an Irish

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player who was active in the late 19th century.

Career

Browne played his first tournament in April at 1880 at a tournament staged in

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on clay he reached the final before losing to

Ernest Renshaw Ernest James Renshaw (3 January 1861 – 2 September 1899) was a British tennis player who was active in the late 19th century. Together with his twin brother William Renshaw, Ernest won the men's doubles at Wimbledon five times. He also won ...

. In late May 1880 he entered the

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and reached the All-Comers final losing to

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in straight sets. In 1881 he entered three tournaments this year including the

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losing in the 1st round. At Irish Championships he lost a second match against Herbert Lawford retiring at two sets to one down. He reached his second successive Cheltenham final in 1881 before losing to William Renshaw. Browne took part in the

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between 1882 and 1885. In 1885 he reached the semifinals of the ''all-comers''-competition, but lost to

. He won the

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in doubles (1882) and mixed doubles (1882, 1883) the Scottish Championships singles title consecutively three times from (1889–91). and the Welsh Championships singles title twice (1886–87). In addition he won three consecutive

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, (1883,84,85) titles at Bath and the Cheltenham tournament singles title four times, (1881, 1885–87). Browne was a friend and mentor of

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and

.Arthur Wallis Myers (1903): ''Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad.'' Scribner's sons, New York, p. 180.
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He played his last tournament at the 1892 Scottish Championships where he was defending in the challenge round against challenger Arthur Gore he conceded the title by a walkover.

Personal

Ernest was born in 1855 in

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. He married Ellen Augusta Ramsay the daughter of Sir Alexander Ramsay in Kensington London in December 1885. After his retirement he resided in Tullamore,

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. He spent his final years in England and died in Cheltenham England in 1946 at the age of 90.

Career Finals

Notes: Challenge Round: the final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921), in some tournaments not all.

Singles: 34 (25 titles, 9 runner-up)

''Source''The Tennis Base

References

Sources

* * Myers, Arthur Wallis (1903): ''Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad''. Charles Scribner's and Sons, New York, US.

External links

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/brith/marriages/deaths register 1946
{{DEFAULTSORT:Browne, Ernest de Sylly British male tennis players Irish male tennis players 1855 births 1946 deaths 19th-century male tennis players Tennis people from Worcestershire