Sumant C (Tiny) Misra
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 3:13 pm
I am a little surprised that I hadn't created a thread for Sumant Misra, who was one of our greats from the 1940s, but I did mention him in the original Golden Oldies thread, in particular his Wimbledon performances:
Sumant Misra made the third round of men's singles at Wimbledon in 1947 and 1948, and also made the QF of men's doubles (with Subba Sawhney) in the year of our Independence (ie, just a month and a bit before the big day). A few weeks after Independence, he made R3 of the US national championships as well, and he and Jimmay Mehta made the doubles QF -- taking a set off the top-seeds and eventual champions, Kramer/Schoder (the only pair to do so). He only played three years at Wimbledon, but this is his file:
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/d ... index.html
He had an Indian partner (HE Cargin, who seemed to specialize in MxD in the two years she played at Wimbledon) when he made R4 (PQF) of the MxD in 1950.
Sumant Misra made the third round of men's singles at Wimbledon in 1947 and 1948, and also made the QF of men's doubles (with Subba Sawhney) in the year of our Independence (ie, just a month and a bit before the big day). A few weeks after Independence, he made R3 of the US national championships as well, and he and Jimmay Mehta made the doubles QF -- taking a set off the top-seeds and eventual champions, Kramer/Schoder (the only pair to do so). He only played three years at Wimbledon, but this is his file:
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/d ... index.html
He had an Indian partner (HE Cargin, who seemed to specialize in MxD in the two years she played at Wimbledon) when he made R4 (PQF) of the MxD in 1950.