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General First nameHorace Keats
LastnameLester
GenderMale
CountryEngland
Date of birth1904-08-04
Place of birthStaffordshire, England
Date of death1946-06-16
Place of deathChelsea, London, England


About

Committed suicide by jumping from London tower block in which he lived.

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Archive statistics Career1923 - 1934
Tournament wins7
Matches105
Match wins54


Tournament wins 1934 - Midland Counties Championships (Amateur)
1933 - Sandown (Amateur)
1930 - Tally Ho! (Open)
1930 - Midland Counties Championships (Amateur)
1930 - Buxton (Amateur)
1925 - Sutton Hard Courts (Open)
1924 - Warwick (Amateur)


Tournaments Wimbledon - 1934 Midland Counties Championships - 1934 Priory Club - 1934 Wimbledon - 1933 British Hard Court Championships - 1933 North of England Championships - 1933 Midland Counties Championships - 1933 Priory Club - 1933 Sandown - 1933 Tally Ho! - 1933 Wimbledon - 1932 Bermuda Championships - 1932 Priory Club - 1932 Wimbledon - 1931 British Hard Court Championships - 1931 German International Championships - 1931 Kent Championships - 1931 Midland Counties Championships - 1931 England vs. Ireland Team Match - 1931 Priory Club - 1931 Roehampton Autumn Meeting - 1931 Hampstead Hard Courts - 1931 Wimbledon - 1930 German International Championships - 1930 Midland Counties Championships - 1930 Belgian International Championships - 1930 Buxton - 1930 Tally Ho! - 1930 Wimbledon - 1929 Cannes Championships - 1929 Côte d'Azur Championships - 1929 North of England Championships - 1929 South of England Championships - 1929 Queen's Evening Tournament - 1929 London Hard Courts - 1929 Wimbledon - 1928 Midland Counties Championships - 1928 Hampshire Championships - 1928 Scheveningen - 1928 Wimbledon - 1927 Roland Garros - 1927 Cannes Carlton - 1927 Cannes Métropole - 1927 Midland Counties Championships - 1927 Cannes New Courts Club - 1927 Tally Ho! - 1927 Wimbledon - 1926 British Hard Court Championships - 1926 North of England Championships - 1926 Wimbledon - 1925 British Hard Court Championships - 1925 Cannes Beau Site New Year Meeting - 1925 Sutton Hard Courts - 1925 Cannes Carlton Winter Tournament - 1925 Wimbledon - 1924 Warwickshire Championships - 1924 Buxton - 1924 Warwick - 1924 Wimbledon - 1923