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General First nameHarold George Newcombe (Harry)
LastnameLee
GenderMale
CountryEngland
Date of birth1907-06-15
Place of birthTeddington, Middlesex, England
Date of death1998-04-14
Place of deathFrome, Somerset, England


About

He was a British tennis player.
In 1930, he won the singles title at the British Hard Court Championships after a four-sets victory in the final over Eric Peters. Lee was a semifinalist at the French championships in 1933, where he beat Daniel Prenn and Marcel Bernard before losing to Henri Cochet. In 1933 and 1934, he was part of the Davis Cup winning team, including Fred Perry, Bunny Austin and Pat Hughes. They defeated the French team in Paris in 1933 and the United States in 1934 in London.

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Archive statistics Career1927 - 1950
Tournament wins13
Matches176
Match wins111


Tournament wins 1939 - Exmouth (Open)
1936 - Palace Hotel (Amateur)
1936 - St. George's Hill (Amateur)
1935 - Tally Ho! (Open)
1933 - Paddington (Amateur)
1932 - Reigate (Amateur)
1931 - South Croydon Hard Courts (Amateur)
1931 - West Kensington Hard Courts (Amateur)
1931 - Priory Club (Amateur)
1930 - Irish Championships (Amateur)
1930 - British Hard Court Championships (Open)
1930 - Beaulieu (Open)
1929 - Kent Championships (Open)


Tournaments Bath - 1950 Bath - 1949 Bath - 1948 Nice Mediterranean T.C. - 1946 Wimbledon - 1939 International Club Matches - FRA - 1939 Exmouth - 1939 Wimbledon - 1938 British Hard Court Championships - 1938 South of England Championships - 1938 International Club Matches - GBR - 1938 Melbury Club - 1938 Wimbledon - 1937 British Hard Court Championships - 1937 Wimbledon - 1936 British Hard Court Championships - 1936 Surrey Championships - 1936 St. George's Hill - 1936 Palace Hotel - 1936 Tally Ho! - 1936 Wimbledon - 1935 St. Moritz - 1935 British Hard Court Championships - 1935 Tally Ho! - 1935 Australian Open - 1934 Wimbledon - 1934 Great Britain vs. Australia Test Match 4 - 1934 Wimbledon - 1933 Roland Garros - 1933 US Open - 1933 Victorian Championships - 1933 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1933 British Hard Court Championships - 1933 British Covered Court Championships - 1933 Paddington - 1933 Great Britain vs. Australia Test Match 1 - 1933 Great Britain vs. Australia Test Match 2 - 1933 Great Britain vs. Australia Test Match 3 - 1933 Wimbledon - 1932 Roland Garros - 1932 Bermuda Championships - 1932 German International Championships - 1932 British Covered Court Championships - 1932 Tally Ho! - 1932 Reigate - 1932 Wimbledon - 1931 British Hard Court Championships - 1931 Kent Championships - 1931 Surrey Championships - 1931 St. George's Hill - 1931 Priory Club - 1931 South Croydon Hard Courts - 1931 West Kensington Hard Courts - 1931 Wimbledon - 1930 Roland Garros - 1930 US Open - 1930 Beaulieu - 1930 Riviera Championships - 1930 Eastern Grass Court Championships - 1930 Irish Championships - 1930 British Hard Court Championships - 1930 Bordighera - 1930 Argentina International Championships - 1930 Kent Championships - 1930 Wimbledon - 1929 German International Championships - 1929 Kent Championships - 1929 Championships of Merano - 1929 Hungarian International Championships - 1929 St. George's Hill - 1929 Trieste - 1929 Villa d'Este - 1929 Wimbledon - 1928 Wimbledon - 1927