Hassan Ali Fyzee

Hassan Ali Fyzee
Hassan Ali Fyzee as a medical officer for the 1920 Indian Olympic Team (middle)
Personal information
Nationality India
Born(1879-10-09)9 October 1879
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, India
Died1 January 1962(1962-01-01) (aged 82)
London, Great Britain
Relative(s)Tyabji family
Athar-Ali Fyzee (brother)
Nazli Begum (sister)
Atiya Fyzee (sister)
Asaf Ali Asghar Fyzee (nephew)
Medal record
Table tennis
Representing  India British India
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1926 London Men's Team

Hassan-Ali Fyzee (9 October 1879 – 1 January 1962) was an Indian tennis, badminton, and table tennis player.

Table tennis

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Hassan-Ali Fyzee took part in the first 1926 World Table Tennis Championships in London. Here he won the bronze medal with the Indian men's team, in which also his brother Athar-Ali Fyzee,[1][failed verification] active in the Davis Cup, played. In 1926, he was president of the Table Tennis Federation of India. At the end of 1926, he took over organizational tasks in the newly founded International Table Tennis Federation as an assessor.[citation needed]

Tennis

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Fayzee's career singles match record was 223-116 (65.7%). He first main tournament was at the British Covered Court Championships in London in April 1910 where he reached the quarter-finals before losing to Stanley Doust in straight sets.[2] In a career lasting 18 seasons he reached 21 finals winning 10 titles. He won the Herga LTC tournament at Harrow tournament on grass 3 times (1922–23, 1929). He won the Northern Championships in Liverpool on grass in June 1922. He won the Roehampton tournament on clay in June 1923 defeating Nicolae Mișu of Romania in five sets. In July 1923 he won the Midland Counties Championships at Edgbaston on grass. Adaptable on all surfaces he won the Welsh Covered Court Championships at Craigside, Llandudno indoors on wood courts 2 times (1928–31). He also won the North London Hardcourts at Highbury on clay in 1926.[3] His last tournament was at the North London Hardcourts in May 1938.[2]

Davis Cup

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From 1921 to 1927, he completed eleven encounters for the Indian Davis Cup team. He won 4 of his 17 singles and 6 of his 11 doubles.[4][5]

Career Singles titles, (10) and runner up, (11)

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Included:[6]

Legend (10-11)
Won
Runner up
No Date Tournament Location In/Out Surface Opponent Score
1 23-05-1921 Middlesex Championships Chiswick Outdoor Grass United States Frank Hunter 4-6, 6–1, 6–3, 6-4 [7]
2 13-06-1921 Roehampton Roehampton Outdoor Grass United States Frank Hunter 6-1, 6–1, 6–8, 1–6, 3-6 [7]
3 24-04-1922 Hampstead Harrow Outdoor Clay United Kingdom Harry S. Lewis-Barclay 3-6, 2–6, 6–4, 2-6
4 05-06-1922 Northern Championships Liverpool Outdoor Grass United Kingdom Louis A. Meldon 6-1, 6-4 [7]
5 17-07-1922 Herga LTC Harrow Outdoor Grass United Kingdom Henry George Mayes 6-4, 6–4, 4–6, 6-3 [7]
6 18-09-1922 North London Hardcourt (autumn) Highbury Outdoor Clay Kingdom of Romania Nicolae Mișu 3-6, 4–6, 6–0, 2-6
7 25-09-1922 Roehampton Hard Courts (autumn) Roehampton Outdoor Clay United Kingdom Walter Cecil Crawley 2-6, 6–2, 4-6 [7]
8 16-10-1922 London Covered Courts London Indoor Hard United Kingdom Major Ritchie 4-6, 3–6, 4-6
9 02-04-1923 British Covered Court Championships London Indoor Hard United Kingdom Patrick Wheatley 6-1, 2–6, 4–6, 4-6
10 18-06-1923 Roehampton Roehampton Outdoor Grass Kingdom of Romania Nicolae Mișu 6-2, 1–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6-1 [7]
11 16-07-1923 Herga LTC Harrow Outdoor Grass United Kingdom Gordon Crole-Rees 6-4, 6–4, 7-5
12 23-07-1923 Midland Counties Championships Edgbaston Outdoor Grass United Kingdom Donald McNeil Greig 6-2, 6-4 [7]
13 17-09-1923 Drive Club Fulham Outdoor Clay United Kingdom Donald McNeil Greig 1-6, 6–2, 6-8
14 13-04-1925 Dulwich Gallery Dulwich Outdoor Hard United Kingdom Edward Higgs 5-7, 6–3, 4–6,2-6
15 18-05-1925 Surrey Championships Surbiton Outdoor Grass United Kingdom Gordon Crole-Rees 6-3, 5–7, 6–3, 2–6,4-6
16 20-07-1925 North Kensington London Outdoor Grass British Raj Jagat Mohan-Lal 6-3, 3–6, 2-6 [7]
17 26-04-1926 North London Hard Courts Highbury Outdoor Clay United Kingdom Norman H. Latchford 7-5, 7-5
18 01-10-1928 Welsh Covered Court Championships Craigside, Llandudno Indoor Hard Republic of Ireland William G. Ireland 8–6, 5–7, 6–2
19 15-07-1929 Herga LTC Harrow Outdoor Grass Japan Ryuki Miki 6-3, 8-6
20 30-09-1929 Welsh Covered Court Championships Craigside, Llandudno Indoor Hard United States V. Allman-Smith 3–6, 6–3, 2–6
21 28-09-1931 Welsh Covered Court Championships Craigside, Llandudno Indoor Hard United Kingdom William D. Radcliffe 6–4, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  2. ^ a b Garcia, Gabriel (2018). "Hassan Ali Fyzee: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SAL. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. ^ Garcia, Gabriel (2018). "Hassan Ali Fyzee: Tournament results Won/Finals 1921-1931". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SAL. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Hassan-Ali Fyzee | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Archive - Draws Archive : Ali Hassan Fyzee Doubles History Match History - 2015 Wimbledon Championships Website - Official Site by IBM". www.wimbledon.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  6. ^ Garcia, Gabriel (2018). "Hassan Ali Fyzee: Tournament results Won/Finals 1921-1931". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SAL. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i Morris, James; Hegedus, Tomas (2013). "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". www.stevegtennis.com. stevegtennis. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
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