| 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]
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]
| 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) |
| No | Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Loss | 1923 | Hunaston Open | Grass |  Basil Ranger Lawrence | 3–6, 3–6. |
| 2. | Loss | 1930 | Felixstowe Hard Courts | Clay | Gordon Crole-Rees | 3–6, 11–9, 1–6. |
| 3. | Loss | 1930 | Stroud Open | Grass | George Godsell | w.o. |
| 1. | Win | 1932 | Brockenhurst Open | Grass |  Noel Galway Holmes | 6–1, 6–3.[8] |
| 4. | Loss | 1934 | Brockenhurst Open | Grass | Guy Cooper | 4–6, 5–7. |
| 5. | Loss | 1936 | Brockenhurst Open | Grass | Guy Cooper | 5–7, 1–6. |
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]
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]