Alfred Beamish, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAlfred Beamish
English tennis player
Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1879
Place of Birth: Richmond, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 28-Feb-1944
Profession: tennis player
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Alfred Beamish
- Alfred Ernest Beamish (6 August 1879 – 28 February 1944) was an English tennis player born in Richmond, Surrey, England.
- He finished runner-up to James Cecil Parke in the Men's Singles final of the Australasian Championships, the future Australian Open, in 1912.
- Beamish also partnered Charles Dixon to win the Bronze medal in the indoor doubles event at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics.
- He was runner up in one of tennis early majors, the World Covered Court Championship, in 1921.
- He also competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
- He was also twice a semifinalist at Wimbledon in 1912 (where he beat Gordon Lowe before losing to Arthur Gore) and 1914 (where he lost to Norman Brookes).
- Beamish was married to Wimbledon singles semi finalist Winifred Beamish.
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