Edwin Tsai

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Edwin Tsai
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Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon 2R (1953, 1954)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (1952, 1954)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon 4R (1953)

Edwin Tsai is a Hong Kong former tennis player. Edwin is his birth name. [1]

A left-hander, Tsai was the leading Hong Kong player of the 1950s, along with Ip Koon Hung. He featured in three editions of the Wimbledon Championships, reaching the singles second round twice. His tours of England included several tournament final appearances, including Moseley in 1952 and the Priory Club in 1953. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Condy stars - Cummings makes the grade". Northern Whig . 2 June 1954.
  2. "Tsai is in Moseley final". Birmingham Daily Gazette . 5 August 1952.
  3. "Tsai, Mohtadi Excel On Soft Courts". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 30 May 1953.