Lum Pao-Hua, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian tennis player (1906-1965)
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Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
About Lum Pao-Hua
- Lum Pao-Hua (Chinese: ???, 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.
- 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.In 1926, Lum lost in round one of the Australasian championships to Ernest Rowe.
- 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.
- Lum lost in the quarter finals to James Willard.
- At the French in 1936, Lum lost in round one to Pierre Goldschmidt.
- At Wimbledon 1936, Lum lost in round one to Josef Siba.
- In 1949, Lum moved to Hong Kong.
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