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Jean Washer

Jean Washer
Jean Washer 1921.jpg
Full name Jean Marie Octave Constant Washer
Country (sports)  Belgium
Born (1894-08-22)22 August 1894
Berchem, Antwerp, Belgium
Died 23 March 1972(1972-03-23) (aged 77)
Geneva, Switzerland
Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Highest ranking No. 9 (1923, A. Wallis Myers)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open SF (1925)
Wimbledon QF (1924)
US Open 3R (1927)
Other tournaments
WHCC F (1921, 1923)
Team competitions
Davis Cup QF (1921)

Jean Marie Octave Constant Washer (French pronunciation: ​[ʒɑ̃ waʃe]; 22 August 1894 – 23 March 1972) was a Belgian tennis player successful in the 1920s.

Washer reached the semifinals of Roland Garros in 1925 (and the quarters in 1926); the quarterfinals of the 1924 Wimbledon Championships; and the final of the World Hard Court Championships in both 1921 and 1923.

He was ranked World No. 9 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph for 1923.


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