Syd Levy competed at Wimbledon, the French Championships, the US Open, and Davis Cup, and won a silver medal at the Maccabiah Games in Israel.
13 Facts About Syd Levy
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Syd Levy competed in singles at the 1949 French Championships in Paris.
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In Round 1 Syd Levy defeated Belgian Pierre Geelhand de Merxem in straight sets, and in Round 2 he lost to Marcel Bernard of France in four sets.
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Syd Levy competed in Men Singles Tennis at the 1949 Wimbledon Championships in England.
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Syd Levy played in Gentlemen's Doubles in the competition, with Nigel Cockburn of South Africa, losing in Round 1 to American Budge Patty and South African Eric Sturgess.
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Syd Levy competed at the 1951 US Open in New York City.
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In Round 1 Syd Levy defeated American Frank Shields in straight sets, and in Round 2 he lost to American Straight Clark in straight sets.
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Syd Levy competed in men's singles in the 1951 Wimbledon Championships, where he was defeated by Jean Claude Molinari of France in five sets.
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Syd Levy competed as well in men's singles in the 1951 French Championships.
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At both the 1949 Welsh Championships and the 1949 Bristol Open, Syd Levy lost in the finals to Felicisimo Ampon of the Philippines.
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Syd Levy played Davis Cup for South Africa in 1951 against the Netherlands and Italy.
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Syd Levy was Jewish, and competing at the 1953 Maccabiah Games in Israel, he won a silver medal, losing in the finals to American Grant Golden.
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Syd Levy died in Mount Vernon, New York on 22 November 2015, at the age of 93.