Lum Pao-Hua
Full nameLum Pao-Hua (formerly Stephen Gordon Lum)
Country (sports) Australia  Republic of China
Born(1906-03-11)11 March 1906
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died18 July 1965(1965-07-18) (aged 59) [1]
Hong Kong
Turned pro1925 (amateur tour)
Retired1937
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1927)
French Open1R (1936) [2]
Wimbledon1R (1936)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1927)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1927)

Lum Pao-Hua (Chinese: 林寶華, 1906–1965) was an Australian born tennis player (born Stephen Gordon Lum) who later represented China. Lum was born in Melbourne and his father was a Chinese born merchant. He modeled his game on Gerald Patterson's.

In 1928, he moved to China, represented China in Davis Cup, and became a Chinese citizen.[3] While in China, he befriended many famous Chinese people, including the last emperor Puyi. During the War, Lum was spared being tortured by a Japanese general because he wanted to learn to play tennis.[4]

In 1926, Lum lost in round one of the Australasian championships to Ernest Rowe.[5] At the 1927 Australian championships, Lum beat Jack Cummings. Cummings had just recovered from a bout of scarlet fever and was not at his best. Lum played well, often finishing off points at the net.[6] Lum lost in the quarterfinals to James Willard.[7] At the French in 1936, Lum lost in round one to Pierre Goldschmidt. At Wimbledon 1936, Lum lost in round one to Josef Siba.[8] In 1949, Lum moved to Hong Kong.

References

  1. ↑ "Stanley Gordon (Pao Hua) Lum". www.tennisarchives.com.
  2. ↑ "Figaro: journal non politique". gallica.bnf.fr. 24 May 1936.
  3. ↑ "24 May 1928 - Lum in America". Trove.
  4. ↑ "Asia with embroidered eyes". asiawee.blogspot.co.uk. 15 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Australian Open 1926". www.tennis.co.nf.
  6. ↑ "27 Jan 1927 - Lawn Tennis". Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 27 January 1927. p. 7.
  7. ↑ "Australian Open 1927". www.tennis.co.nf. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Wimbledon 1936". www.tennis.co.nf.


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