EvelynGeni: Evelyn Eustace Fannin
/ref> Eustace Fannin (28 June 1915 – 25 November 1997) was a South African tennis player. Fannin was born in Ixopo 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 Bill Sidwell in four sets. Two years later, in 1949, they again reached the doubles final but this time lost to the American team of Pancho Gonzales and Frank Parker in four sets. In 1947, he lost the final of the Netherlands Championships to Frenchman Henri Cochet. Between 1937 and 1949, Fannin played seven times for the South African

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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 Alumni of Hilton College (South Africa) 20th-century South African sportsmen