User talk:Lajbi/Sandbox
| Country (sports) | Republic of China |
|---|---|
| Born | May 1892 [1] Republic of China [1] |
| Died | 21 September 1935 (aged 43) Greenwich Village, United States |
| Turned pro | 1914 (amateur tour) 1931 (pro tour) |
| Retired | 1935 (due to death) |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1920) |
| Olympic Games | 1R (1924) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | 3R (1917) |
| Olympic Games | 1R (1924) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | QF (1924) (America) |
Wing Lock Wei (Chinese: 榮落韋, Mandarin pronunciation: [wȉːŋ lɔ̀ːk weɪ]; May, 1892 – September 21, 1935) was a Chinese tennis player, cricket player and billiards player in the 1910s-20s.[1] He was a one-time Chinese national tennis champion and was mainly successful in doubles tournaments.[1] He represented China in various international team competitions including the Olympics, Far Eastern Games and was the captain of the first ever Chinese Davis Cup squad.[1]
Early years and family
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Wing Lock Wei was born in May 1892 to Huang Yuqing and Sir Boshan Wei Yuk Senior Chinese Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. [1] He attended to the St. Stephen's College in Hong Kong. [1] At this time he practised tennis and cricket, and had an associate degree in arts. [1] He then went on to graduated at the University of Hong Kong in 1916 as a Bachelor of Science. [1] He took up billiards and was already the college team captain in tennis and cricket. [1] He then moved to the United States and began his scholarship at the Union College. [1] From 1917 onwards he continued his studies in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Harvard University simultanously.[1] He further traveled to Cambridge to enter the King's College as a research student.[1] He won his first billiards title there at an intercollegiate challenge.[1]
Tennis career
[edit]Personal life
[edit]He married Annie Ng Quinn, daughter of an Australian merchant Thomas Ng Quinn. [1] He started working in a banking house in Hong Kong before being promoted the director of the Union Bank of China in 1921. [1] He also worked for the Oriental Commercial Bank of Shanghai. [1] In 1925 he published his best seller book The Theory of Mah Jong. [1]
References
[edit]External links
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- Lajbi/Sandbox at the Davis Cup
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