Edward Dearman Explained

Edward Dearman
Fullname:Edward Alfred Dearman
Birth Date:13 June 1904
Birth Place:Putney, London, England
Death Date:12 September 1979
Death Place:Sutton, London, England
Turnedpro:1923 (ILTF amateur tour)
Retired:1936
Singlesrecord:[1]
Singlestitles:1
Wimbledonresult:1R (1927)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (1929, 1933)
Wimbledonmixedresult:3R (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

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

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

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)
NoResultDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1. Loss1923Hunaston OpenGrass Basil Ranger Lawrence 3–6, 3–6.
2. Loss1930Felixstowe Hard CourtsClay Gordon Crole-Rees3–6, 11–9, 1–6.
3. Loss1930Stroud OpenGrass George Godsellw.o.
1.Win 1932Brockenhurst OpenGrass Noel Galway Holmes6–1, 6–3.[8]
4. Loss1934Brockenhurst OpenGrass Guy Cooper4–6, 5–7.
5. Loss1936Brockenhurst OpenGrass Guy Cooper5–7, 1–6.

Other sports

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

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players:Dearman, Edward Alfred. . The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 1 September 2023 . Madrid . subscription .
  2. List of Law Practices . The Law Journal . 1929 . 68 . 277 . E.B. Ince . Cambridge . en.
  3. Web site: Edward Dearman (GBR) - Gentlemen's Singles . Wimbledon . AELTC . 1 September 2023.
  4. Web site: Index entry. 1 September 2023. FreeBMD. ONS.
  5. Web site: Edward Dearman (GBR) - Gentlemen's Doubles . Wimbledon . AELTC . 1 September 2023.
  6. Web site: Edward Dearman (GBR) - Mixed Doubles . Wimbledon . AELTC.
  7. Web site: Index entry. 1 September 2023. FreeBMD. ONS.
  8. Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) 1932.
  9. Web site: Edward Dearman . stats.acscricket.com . The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians . 1 September 2023.
  10. The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians
  11. Web site: Evelyn Dearman (GBR) - Ladies' Doubles . Wimbledon . AELTC . 1 September 2023.