Alfred Beamish | |
Fullname: | Alfred Ernest Beamish |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Birth Date: | 1879 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Richmond, London, England |
Turnedpro: | 1903 (amateur tour) |
Retired: | 1921 |
Australianopenresult: | F (1912) |
Wimbledonresult: | SF (1912, 1914) |
Othertournaments: | yes |
Wcccresult: | F (1921) |
Olympicsresult: | 1R (1912) |
Australianopendoublesresult: | F (1912) |
Medaltemplates-Expand: | yes |
Alfred Ernest Beamish (6 August 1879 – 28 February 1944) was a British tennis player born in Richmond, Surrey, England. He finished runner-up to James Cecil Parke in the Men's Singles final of the Australasian Championships, the future Australian Open, in 1912.[1] Beamish also partnered Charles Dixon to win the bronze medal in the indoor doubles event at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics.[2] He was runner up in one of tennis early majors, the World Covered Court Championship, in 1921. He also competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[3] He was also twice a semifinalist at Wimbledon in 1912 (where he beat Gordon Lowe before losing to Arthur Gore)[4] and 1914 (where he lost to Norman Brookes).[4] Beamish was married to Wimbledon singles semi finalist Winifred Beamish.