Alf Hedemann

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Alf Hedemann
Full nameAlfred Hugo Hedemann
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born1880 [1]
New South Wales, Australia
DiedAfter 1953 [2]
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open F (1921)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open W (1913)

Alfred Hedemann was an Australian tennis player. He won the doubles title alongside Ernie Parker at the Australasian Championships, the future Australian Open, in 1913. In the 1921 Australasian championships, held at Perth, Hedemann beat Keith McDougall in the semi-finals before losing to Rice Gemmell in the final. [3] Hedemann worked for the Bank of Australasia. He moved to Tasmania to be manager of the Launceston branch in 1933 and retired in 1940. [4] Hedemann had been a fine cricketer and lacrosse player. [4]

Contents

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 1921 Australasian Championships Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rice Gemmell 7–5, 6–1, 6–4

Doubles (1 title)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 1913 Australasian Championships Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ernie Parker Flag of New Zealand.svg Harry Parker
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Taylor 		8–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4

References

  1. ↑ "Alfred Hugo Hedemann". ancestry.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "18 Apr 1953 – Family Notices" – via Trove.
  3. ↑ "Australasian Open 1921". Grand Slam Tennis Archive. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. 1 2 "22 Oct 1940 – Memorable Career" – via Trove.


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