Gordon Lowe

Sir Francis Gordon Lowe, 2nd Baronet (21 June 1884 – 17 May 1972) was a British male tennis player.[3]

Sir Gordon Lowe

Full name	Sir Francis Gordon Lowe, 2nd Baronet
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	(1884-06-21)21 June 1884 Edgbaston, Great Britain
Died	17 May 1972(1972-05-17) (aged 87) London, Great Britain
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	672–176 (79.2%)[1]
Career titles	82 [1]
Highest ranking	No. 8 (1914, A. Wallis Myers)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	W (1915)
Wimbledon	SF (1911, 1923)
US Open	QF (1921)
Other tournaments
WHCC	3R (1914)
WCCC	W (1920)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	F (1912, 1915)
Wimbledon	F (1921)

Lowe is best remembered for winning the Australasian Championships in 1915 (where he beat champion Horace Rice in the final).[4] and for winning the World Covered Court Championships (Indoor) in 1920. Lowe also won Queen's Club in 1912, 1913 and 1925. His father, Sir Francis Lowe, 1st Baronet, was a Member of Parliament, representing Birmingham Edgbaston. In 1929 Lowe became Sir Gordon Lowe, succeeding his father to the baronetcy. Gordon's brother Arthur Lowe was also a tennis player and another brother, John, played first-class cricket.

He was ranked World No. 8 in 1914 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph.[2]

In 1910 he won the singles title at the British Covered Court Championships, played at the Queen's Club in London, defeating his brother Arthur in the final in three straight sets. He won the singles title at Monte Carlo three times, in 1920, 1921, 1923 and the South of France Championships in 1923. He also competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics and the 1920 Summer Olympics.[5]

From 1932 to 1936 he was the editor of the Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annual.