Sir Francis Gordon Lowe, 2nd Baronet (21 June 1884 – 17 May 1972) was a British

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. Lowe is best remembered for winning the

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in 1915 (where he beat champion

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in the final). and for winning the

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(Indoor) in 1920. Lowe also won

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in 1912, 1913 and 1925. His father,

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, was a

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, representing

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. In 1929 Lowe became Sir Gordon Lowe, succeeding his father to the baronetcy. Gordon's brother

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was also a tennis player and another brother,

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, played

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. He was ranked World No. 8 in 1914 by

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. In 1910 he won the singles title at the

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, played at the

in London, defeating his brother

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in the final in three straight sets. He won the singles title at

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three times, in 1920, 1921, 1923 and the

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in 1923. He also competed at the

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and the

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. From 1932 to 1936 he was the editor of the Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annual.

Grand Slam finals

Lowe, wilding, simon, biddle at cannes, 1914

Singles (1 title)

Doubles (3 runner-ups)

References

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: ''Total Tennis - The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia'' (2003 Edition, ).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lowe, Gordon 1884 births 1972 deaths Australasian Championships (tennis) champions Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom English male tennis players People from Edgbaston Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's singles Olympic tennis players of Great Britain Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics British male tennis players Tennis people from the West Midlands (county)