Hira-Lal Soni

Hira-Lal Soni (22 August 1906 – ?) was an Indian tennis player who competed at the Wimbledon Championships four times between 1928 and 1932.[1] He was active from 1928 to 1938 and won 2 career titles.

Hira-Lal Soni
Country (sports)India India
Born22 August 1906
India
Died?
India
Turned pro1924 (amateur tour)
Retired1938
Singles
Career titles2
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (1928, 1930, 1931, 1932)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1930)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1931)

Career

Soni played his first known tournament in June 1924 at the Northern India Championships. In 1925 he competed at the Ceylon Championships where he reached the qurter finals. In 1926 he took part in the Southern India Championships where he reached the quarter finals. In 1928 he left for Europe for a tour of Europe.

In the spring of 1928 he won his first title at the Lucerne Spring International in Switzerland against Danish player Erik Worm. In July he played at the Wimbledon Championships for the first time where he lost in the first round to Hungarian Bela Von Kehrling.[2] In August 1928 he competed at the Lucerne Championships held at the Lucerne Tennis Club, where he won his second singles title against Erik Worm. The same year he was a quarter finalist at the French Switzerland Championships.

In 1930 back in Europe touring, he went to Italy first to compete in the Alassio International where he made the final, before losing to Pat Hughes.[3] In the summer he played Wimbledon again, but lost to the American player George Lott in the first round.[4] Whilst in England he reached the final of the Angmering-on-Sea Open where he lost to Japanese player Ryuki Miki. He then left for France to play at the South of France Championships where he reached the quarter finals before losing to Bill Tilden.

In 1931 he took part in the Wimbledon Championships again and exited early in round one to Dickie Ritchie.[5] He reached the final of the Angmering-on-Sea Open for the second consecutive year, where he was beaten again by Ryuki Miki. At the Northern Championships he made it to the semi-finals but lost to John Olliff. In 1932 he took part at Wimbledon again for the final time losing in the first round to David Herman.[6]

Not playing tournaments in Europe again he reached the final of the Northern India Championships in 1936 before losing to Subba L.R. Sawhney. In 1938 he played his final known tournament at the Punjab Lawn Tennis Championships in Lahore, where he was again beaten by Subba Sawhney.

In team competitions he also played Davis Cup for India in 1928 and 1930.[7]

Career finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Legend (3–4)
Winner
Runner up
Result No. Date Tournament Location Surface Opponent Score
Win1. 1928 Lucerne Spring International Lucerne Clay Denmark Erik Worm 6–3, 6–4, 14–12
Win2. 1928 Lucerne Championships Lucerne Clay Denmark Erik Worm 6–4, 6–4, 8–6
Loss1. 1930 Alassio International Alassio Clay United Kingdom Pat Hughes 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
Loss2. 1930 Angmering-on-Sea Open Angmering Grass Japan Ryuki Miki 5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss3. 1931 Angmering-on-Sea Open Angmering Grass Japan Ryuki Miki 6–4, 6–4
Loss4. 1936 Northern India Championships Lahore Grass British Raj Subba L.R. Sawhney 6–4, 6–1, 6–3
Loss5. 1938 Punjab Lawn Tennis Championships Lahore Grass British Raj Subba L.R. Sawhney 6–2, 6–1, 1–6, 6–1

References
  1. "Player Profile: Hira-Lal Soni". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  2. AELTC
  3. AELTC
  4. AELTC
  5. AELTC
  6. "Hira-Lal Soni : Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  7. "India: Player: Hira-Lal Soni". www.daviscup.com. International Tennis Federation (ITF). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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