Hassan-Ali Fyzee (9 October 1879 in Bombay – 1 January 1962 in London) was an Indian tennis, badminton and table tennis player.
Table tennis
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] 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.Template:Citation needed
Tennis
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 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)
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 | Template:Flagicon Frank Hunter | 4-6, 6–1, 6–3, 6-4 [7] |
| 2 | 13-06-1921 | Roehampton | Roehampton | Outdoor | Grass | Template:Flagicon Frank Hunter | 6-1, 6–1, 6–8, 1–6, 3-6 [7] |
| 3 | 24-04-1922 | Hampstead | Harrow | Outdoor | Clay | Template:Flagicon Harry S. Lewis-Barclay | 3-6, 2–6, 6–4, 2-6 |
| 4 | 05-06-1922 | Northern Championships | Liverpool | Outdoor | Grass | Template:Flagicon Louis A. Meldon | 6-1, 6-4 [7] |
| 5 | 17-07-1922 | Herga LTC | Harrow | Outdoor | Grass | Template:Flagicon Henry George Mayes | 6-4, 6–4, 4–6, 6-3 [7] |
| 6 | 18-09-1922 | North London Hardcourt (autumn) | Highbury | Outdoor | Clay | Template:Flagicon Nicolae Mișu | 3-6, 4–6, 6–0, 2-6 |
| 7 | 25-09-1922 | Roehampton Hard Courts (autumn) | Roehampton | Outdoor | Clay | Template:Flagicon Walter Cecil Crawley | 2-6, 6–2, 4-6 [7] |
| 8 | 16-10-1922 | London Covered Courts | London | Indoor | Hard | Template:Flagicon Major Ritchie | 4-6, 3–6, 4-6 |
| 9 | 02-04-1923 | British Covered Court Championships | London | Indoor | Hard | Template:Flagicon Patrick Wheatley | 6-1, 2–6, 4–6, 4-6 |
| 10 | 18-06-1923 | Roehampton | Roehampton | Outdoor | Grass | Template:Flagicon Nicolae Mișu | 6-2, 1–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6-1 [7] |
| 11 | 16-07-1923 | Herga LTC | Harrow | Outdoor | Grass | Template:Flagicon Gordon Crole-Rees | 6-4, 6–4, 7-5 |
| 12 | 23-07-1923 | Midland Counties Championships | Edgbaston | Outdoor | Grass | Template:Flagicon Donald McNeil Greig | 6-2, 6-4 [7] |
| 13 | 17-09-1923 | Drive Club | Fulham | Outdoor | Clay | Template:Flagicon Donald McNeil Greig | 1-6, 6–2, 6-8 |
| 14 | 13-04-1925 | Dulwich Gallery | Dulwich | Outdoor | Hard | Template:Flagicon Edward Higgs | 5-7, 6–3, 4–6,2-6 |
| 15 | 18-05-1925 | Surrey Championships | Surbiton | Outdoor | Grass | Template:Flagicon Gordon Crole-Rees | 6-3, 5–7, 6–3, 2–6,4-6 |
| 16 | 20-07-1925 | North Kensington | London | Outdoor | Grass | Template:Flagicon Jagat Mohan-Lal | 6-3, 3–6, 2-6 [7] |
| 17 | 26-04-1926 | North London Hard Courts | Highbury | Outdoor | Clay | Template:Flagicon Norman H. Latchford | 7-5, 7-5 |
| 18 | 01-10-1928 | Welsh Covered Court Championships | Craigside, Llandudno | Indoor | Hard | Template:Flagicon William G. Ireland | 8–6, 5–7, 6–2 |
| 19 | 15-07-1929 | Herga LTC | Harrow | Outdoor | Grass | Template:Flagicon Ryuki Miki | 6-3, 8-6 |
| 20 | 30-09-1929 | Welsh Covered Court Championships | Craigside, Llandudno | Indoor | Hard | Template:Flagicon V. Allman-Smith | 3–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| 21 | 28-09-1931 | Welsh Covered Court Championships | Craigside, Llandudno | Indoor | Hard | Template:Flagicon William D. Radcliffe | 6–4, 6–3 |
References
- ↑ Table Tennis World Championship medal winners. Sports123. Template:Failed verification
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hassan Ali Fyzee: Career match record. thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SAL(2018).
- ↑ Hassan Ali Fyzee: Tournament results Won/Finals 1921-1931. thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SAL(2018).
- ↑ Hassan-Ali Fyzee | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis. ATP World Tour. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ↑ Archive - Draws Archive : Ali Hassan Fyzee Doubles History Match History - 2015 Wimbledon Championships Website - Official Site by IBM. www.wimbledon.com. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ↑ Hassan Ali Fyzee: Tournament results Won/Finals 1921-1931. thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SAL(2018).
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 1877 to 2012 Finals Results. www.stevegtennis.com. stevegtennis(2013).