 Hassan Ali Fyzee as a medical officer for the 1920 Indian Olympic Team (middle) | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  India | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 October 1879 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, India | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 January 1962 (aged 82) London, Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Relative(s) | Tyabji family Athar-Ali Fyzee (brother) Nazli Begum (sister) Atiya Fyzee (sister) Asaf Ali Asghar Fyzee (nephew) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hassan-Ali Fyzee (9 October 1879 – 1 January 1962) was an Indian tennis, badminton, and table tennis player.
Hassan-Ali Fyzee took part in the first 1926 World Table Tennis Championships in London. Here he won the bronze medal with the Indian men's team, in which also his brother Athar-Ali Fyzee,[1][failed verification] active in the Davis Cup, played. In 1926, he was president of the Table Tennis Federation of India. At the end of 1926, he took over organizational tasks in the newly founded International Table Tennis Federation as an assessor.[citation needed]
Fayzee's career singles match record was 223-116 (65.7%). He first main tournament was at the British Covered Court Championships in London in April 1910 where he reached the quarter-finals before losing to Stanley Doust in straight sets.[2] In a career lasting 18 seasons he reached 21 finals winning 10 titles. He won the Herga LTC tournament at Harrow tournament on grass 3 times (1922–23, 1929). He won the Northern Championships in Liverpool on grass in June 1922. He won the Roehampton tournament on clay in June 1923 defeating Nicolae Mișu of Romania in five sets. In July 1923 he won the Midland Counties Championships at Edgbaston on grass. Adaptable on all surfaces he won the Welsh Covered Court Championships at Craigside, Llandudno indoors on wood courts 2 times (1928–31). He also won the North London Hardcourts at Highbury on clay in 1926.[3] His last tournament was at the North London Hardcourts in May 1938.[2]
From 1921 to 1927, he completed eleven encounters for the Indian Davis Cup team. He won 4 of his 17 singles and 6 of his 11 doubles.[4][5]
Included:[6]
| Legend (10-11) |
| Won |
| Runner up |
| No | Date | Tournament | Location | In/Out | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23-05-1921 | Middlesex Championships | Chiswick | Outdoor | Grass |  Frank Hunter |
4-6, 6–1, 6–3, 6-4 [7] |
| 2 | 13-06-1921 | Roehampton | Roehampton | Outdoor | Grass | Frank Hunter |
6-1, 6–1, 6–8, 1–6, 3-6 [7] |
| 3 | 24-04-1922 | Hampstead | Harrow | Outdoor | Clay |  Harry S. Lewis-Barclay |
3-6, 2–6, 6–4, 2-6 |
| 4 | 05-06-1922 | Northern Championships | Liverpool | Outdoor | Grass | Louis A. Meldon |
6-1, 6-4 [7] |
| 5 | 17-07-1922 | Herga LTC | Harrow | Outdoor | Grass | Henry George Mayes |
6-4, 6–4, 4–6, 6-3 [7] |
| 6 | 18-09-1922 | North London Hardcourt (autumn) | Highbury | Outdoor | Clay |  Nicolae Mișu |
3-6, 4–6, 6–0, 2-6 |
| 7 | 25-09-1922 | Roehampton Hard Courts (autumn) | Roehampton | Outdoor | Clay | Walter Cecil Crawley |
2-6, 6–2, 4-6 [7] |
| 8 | 16-10-1922 | London Covered Courts | London | Indoor | Hard | Major Ritchie |
4-6, 3–6, 4-6 |
| 9 | 02-04-1923 | British Covered Court Championships | London | Indoor | Hard | Patrick Wheatley |
6-1, 2–6, 4–6, 4-6 |
| 10 | 18-06-1923 | Roehampton | Roehampton | Outdoor | Grass | Nicolae Mișu |
6-2, 1–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6-1 [7] |
| 11 | 16-07-1923 | Herga LTC | Harrow | Outdoor | Grass | Gordon Crole-Rees |
6-4, 6–4, 7-5 |
| 12 | 23-07-1923 | Midland Counties Championships | Edgbaston | Outdoor | Grass | Donald McNeil Greig |
6-2, 6-4 [7] |
| 13 | 17-09-1923 | Drive Club | Fulham | Outdoor | Clay | Donald McNeil Greig |
1-6, 6–2, 6-8 |
| 14 | 13-04-1925 | Dulwich Gallery | Dulwich | Outdoor | Hard | Edward Higgs |
5-7, 6–3, 4–6,2-6 |
| 15 | 18-05-1925 | Surrey Championships | Surbiton | Outdoor | Grass | Gordon Crole-Rees |
6-3, 5–7, 6–3, 2–6,4-6 |
| 16 | 20-07-1925 | North Kensington | London | Outdoor | Grass |  Jagat Mohan-Lal |
6-3, 3–6, 2-6 [7] |
| 17 | 26-04-1926 | North London Hard Courts | Highbury | Outdoor | Clay | Norman H. Latchford |
7-5, 7-5 |
| 18 | 01-10-1928 | Welsh Covered Court Championships | Craigside, Llandudno | Indoor | Hard |  William G. Ireland |
8–6, 5–7, 6–2 |
| 19 | 15-07-1929 | Herga LTC | Harrow | Outdoor | Grass |  Ryuki Miki |
6-3, 8-6 |
| 20 | 30-09-1929 | Welsh Covered Court Championships | Craigside, Llandudno | Indoor | Hard | V. Allman-Smith |
3–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| 21 | 28-09-1931 | Welsh Covered Court Championships | Craigside, Llandudno | Indoor | Hard | William D. Radcliffe |
6–4, 6–3 |
