Four 'tennis legends' signatures on individual album pages, comprising HW ‘Bunny’ Austin in pencil, Henri Cochet in pencil, Charles P Dixon in black ink and Francis Russell Burrow in black ink, minor wear to each page Henry Wilfred ‘Bunny’ Austin (1906-200) was the last British tennis player to reach the Wimbledon Men's Singles Final for 74 years until Sir Andy Murray in 2012. He was a vital member of the British team who won three consecutive Davis Cups in 1933, 1934 and 1935 and is also remembered as the first tennis player to wear shorts. Henri Jean Cochet (1901-1987) was world ranked No.1 for four consecutive years from 1928 to 1931 and won 22 Majors including seven Grand Slam Singles, five Doubles and three Mixed Doubles titles. French-born, he won titles on three different surfaces - grass, clay and wood. Charles Percy Dixon (1873-1939) won four Olympic tennis medals, including gold, silver and bronze, captained the British Davis Cup team to their 1912 victory and represented his country in many other competitions. Francis (Frank) Russell Burrow was an early 20th century British tennis player, Wimbledon Championships referee from 1919 to 1922 and author of many books including ‘Lawn Tennis - How to Succeed’.
£80 - £120
Four 'tennis legends' signatures on individual album pages, comprising HW ‘Bunny’ Austin in pencil, Henri Cochet in pencil, Charles P Dixon in black ink and Francis Russell Burrow in black ink, minor wear to each page Henry Wilfred ‘Bunny’ Austin (1906-200) was the last British tennis player to reach the Wimbledon Men's Singles Final for 74 years until Sir Andy Murray in 2012. He was a vital member of the British team who won three consecutive Davis Cups in 1933, 1934 and 1935 and is also remembered as the first tennis player to wear shorts. Henri Jean Cochet (1901-1987) was world ranked No.1 for four consecutive years from 1928 to 1931 and won 22 Majors including seven Grand Slam Singles, five Doubles and three Mixed Doubles titles. French-born, he won titles on three different surfaces - grass, clay and wood. Charles Percy Dixon (1873-1939) won four Olympic tennis medals, including gold, silver and bronze, captained the British Davis Cup team to their 1912 victory and represented his country in many other competitions. Francis (Frank) Russell Burrow was an early 20th century British tennis player, Wimbledon Championships referee from 1919 to 1922 and author of many books including ‘Lawn Tennis - How to Succeed’.