Teddy Higgs
| Full name | Edward Higgs |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
| Born | 1901 or 1902 |
| Died | 27 July 1950 (aged 48) Lemsford, England |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1927) |
| US Open | 1R (1928) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1926, 1927) |
Edward Higgs (died 27 July 1950) was a British tennis player.
Early life and career
[edit]Higgs grew up Hertfordshire and studied at Haileybury, before competing on the tennis circuit in the 1920s. He won the British Covered Court Championships in 1927, beating Gordon Crole-Rees in the final.[1] His best run at Wimbledon came in 1927 when he was beaten in the third round by Jean Borotra in five sets. He made the Wimbledon men's doubles quarter-finals twice. A Davis Cup player for Great Britain in 1927 and 1928, Higgs won eight singles rubbers and lost four.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Higgs was married Enid Joyce Sherring, the daughter of an Indian civil servant,[3] on December 10 1931 at Christ Church, East Sheen.[4] This made him the brother-in-law of Donal Morphy, the founder of Morphy Richards.
Higgs died in 1950 at his Lemsford home, aged 48. At the time of his death he was a member of the British selection committee for the Davis Cup and Wightman Cup.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Best Player In Britain". Daily News. 19 October 1927.
- ↑ "Key Statistics". daviscup.com.
- ↑ "Tennis Player To Wed". Daily Record. 4 September 1931.
- ↑ Times Friday September 4 1931
- ↑ ""Teddy" Higgs Dies". Londonderry Sentinel. 10 August 1950.
External links
[edit]- Teddy Higgs at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Teddy Higgs at World Tennis
- Teddy Higgs at the Davis Cup (archived)