EvelynGeni: Evelyn Eustace Fannin
/ref> Eustace Fannin (28 June 1915 – 25 November 1997) was a South African tennis player. Fannin was born in

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in June 1915 and educated at Hilton College. In 1947, he won the doubles title at the French Championships with compatriot

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defeating American Tom Brown and Australian

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in four sets. Two years later, in 1949, they again reached the doubles final but this time lost to the American team of

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and Frank Parker in four sets. In 1947, he lost the final of the Netherlands Championships to Frenchman

Henri Cochet Henri Jean Cochet (; 14 December 1901 – 1 April 1987) was a French tennis player. He was a world No. 1 ranked player, and a member of the famous " Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Born in ...

. Between 1937 and 1949, Fannin played seven times for the South African Davis Cup team and compiled a record of nine wins and seven losses. He died in Durban in November 1997 at the age of 82.Genealogy Report for EVELYN EUSTACE FANNIN
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Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-ups)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fannin, Eustace 1915 births 1997 deaths French Championships (tennis) champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles People from Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality South African male tennis players South African people of British descent White South African people Alumni of Hilton College (South Africa)