Geoffrey Lane Paish
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(2 January 1922 – 3 February 2008) was a noted tennis player and administrator. Paish was born in
Croydon,
Surrey
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and educated at Mid-Whitgift School (now
Trinity School) in Croydon.
Career
After
World War II Paish worked at the
Inland Revenue playing tennis only part-time. However he did manage to become a regular member of the GB
Davis Cup
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team for which he played in 23 singles and 17 doubles matches. Between 1951 and 1955 Paish won five consecutive singles titles at the
South of England Championships
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History
The ...
tournament in Eastbourne. After Paish's playing days were over he rose to become one of the most influential administrators in post-World War II GB tennis.
References
External links
Times obituary*
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1922 births
2008 deaths
English male tennis players
Members of the Order of the British Empire
Sportspeople from Croydon
British male tennis players
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