Frederick William Payn (16 September 1872 – 1908) was a British amateur tennis player at the turn of the 20th century. He reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 1900 and 1902 and the finals of the German International Championships in 1901.
Full name | Frederick William Payn |
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Born | 16 September 1872 Bickley, Kent, England |
Died | c. May 1908 (age 35)[1] Baku, Russian Empire |
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Wimbledon | QF (1900, 1902) |
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Wimbledon | 1R (1900)[2] |
He attended Trinity Hall, Cambridge and was called to the bar at the Inner Temple as a solicitor in 1899.[3]
In addition to legal writings, Payn was also authored the tennis books Tennis Topics and Tactics (1904),[4] Secrets of Lawn Tennis (1906).[5] and Lifting the Veil (1907).
He died in Baku, Russian Empire (now Azerbaijan), in 1908.
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