Norman Farquharson

Norman Farquharson

Norman Farquharson (left) with Béla von Kehrling
Full name Norman Gordon Farquharson
Country (sports) South Africa South Africa
Born (1907-07-18)18 July 1907
Johannesburg, South Africa
Died 11 August 1992(1992-08-11) (aged 85)
Durban, South Africa
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open 3R (1937)
Wimbledon 3R (1927, 1933, 1935)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open F (1931, 1937)
Wimbledon SF (1933)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon F (1933)

Norman Gordon Farquharson (22 June 1911 – 11 August 1992) was a male tennis player from South Africa.

In 1931 Farquharson and his compatriot partner Vernon Kirby were runners-up in the doubles final of the French Championships, losing in straight sets to the American pair George Lott and John Van Ryn.[1] In 1937 they again reached the doubles final in which they lost to the German pair Gottfried von Cramm and Henner Henkel in four sets.

Farquharson won the singles title of the South African Championships on four occasions (1934, 1935, 1936, 1938).

Between 1929 and 1937 he played in twelve ties for the South African Davis Cup team. The best team result during that period was reaching the semifinal of the European Zone in 1935 against Czechoslovakia. Farquharson had a Davis Cup match record of 13 wins vs. 10 losses and was more successful in doubles (9/3) than singles (4/7).[2]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (2 runners-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1931 French Championships Clay South Africa Vernon Kirby United States George Lott
United States John Van Ryn 		4–6, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 1937 French Championships Clay South Africa Vernon Kirby Germany Gottfried von Cramm
Germany Henner Henkel 		4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 1–6

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1933 Wimbledon Grass United Kingdom Mary Heeley Germany Hilde Krahwinkel
Germany Gottfried von Cramm 		5–7, 6–8

References

  1. ↑ "Kirby and Farquharson Bow to Lott and Van Ryn in Final of French Doubles". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ "Davis Cup Players – Norman Farquharson". ITF.
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