Ernest Meers
Meers (before 1903)
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| Full name | Ernest George Meers |
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| Country (sports) |
 United Kingdom
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| Born | 1848 Kent, England |
| Died | August 20, 1928 (aged 79/80) York, England |
| Turned pro | 1885 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1895 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 5 (1888, Karoly Mazak) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Wimbledon | SF (1895) |
| US Open | SF (1889) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | F (1888) |
Ernest George Meers (1849 – 20 August 1928 in York) was an English tennis player, organist and gum merchant.
Meers was born in Ashford, Kent. He earned a Bachelor of Music from Queen's College, Oxford and was later chairman and managing director of Watts Ltd, gummakers. He married Eliza Rose, daughter of Captain Henry Douglas-Hart of the Madras Army, who was assassinated while serving in India in 1858. They had three sons and two daughters who survived him.
Meers played at the Wimbledon Championships between 1890 and 1895, reaching the quarterfinals of the all-comers competition in 1894 and the semifinals in 1895. He reached the semifinals of the U.S. National Championships in 1889 and won the British Covered Court Championships in 1892.
He was ranked World No. 5 for 1888 by Karoly Mazak.
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