Eustace_Fannin Knowpia

Eustace Fannin
Country (sports)	South Africa
Born	28 June 1915; Ixopo, Natal, Union of South Africa
Died	25 November 1997 (aged 82); Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	3R (1947)
Wimbledon	3R (1937, 1949)
US Open	1R (1949)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	W (1947)
Wimbledon	QF (1947)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	4R (1947)

Evelyn^[1]^[2] Eustace Fannin (28 June 1915 – 25 November 1997) was a South African tennis player.

Fannin was born in Ixopo in June 1915 and educated at Hilton College. In 1947, he won the doubles title at the French Championships with compatriot Eric Sturgess defeating American Tom Brown and Australian Bill Sidwell in four sets. Two years later, in 1949, they again reached the doubles final but this time lost to the American team of Pancho Gonzales and Frank Parker in four sets.^[3]^[4]

In 1947, he lost the final of the Netherlands Championships to Frenchman Henri Cochet.

Between 1937 and 1949, Fannin played seven times for the South African Davis Cup team and compiled a record of nine wins and seven losses.^[5] He died in Durban in November 1997 at the age of 82.^[6]^[2]

Grand Slam finals edit

Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-ups) edit

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1947	French Championships	Clay	Eric Sturgess	Tom Brown Bill Sidwell	6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	1949	French Championships	Clay	Eric Sturgess	Pancho Gonzales Frank Parker	3–6, 6–8, 7–5, 3–6

References edit

^ The Racketeer: Evelyn Fannin Press Photo (1949)
^ ^a ^b Geni: Evelyn Eustace Fannin
^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 400. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ "South Africans Cop Net Crown". The Windsor Daily Star. 28 July 1947 – via Google News Archive.
^ "Davis Cup – Player Profile". International Tennis Federation (ITF). Retrieved 10 February 2017.
^ Genealogy Report for EVELYN EUSTACE FANNIN