Alfred Beamish

Alfred Beamish
Full nameAlfred Ernest Beamish
Country (sports)United Kingdom
Born(1879-08-06)6 August 1879
Richmond, London, England
Died28 February 1944(1944-02-28) (aged 64)
Turned pro1903 (amateur tour)
Retired1921
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenF (1912)
WimbledonSF (1912, 1914)
Other tournaments
WCCCF (1921)
Olympic Games1R (1912)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (1912)
Medal record
Olympic Games
1912 StockholmMen's indoor doubles

Alfred Ernest Beamish (6 August 1879 – 28 February 1944) was a British tennis player born in Richmond, Surrey, England. He finished as runner-up to James Cecil Parke in the Men's Singles final of the Australasian Championships, the future Australian Open in 1912. Beamish also partnered with Charles Dixon to win the bronze medal in the indoor doubles event at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. He was the runner-up in one of tennis's early majors, the World Covered Court Championship in 1921. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was also twice a semifinalist at Wimbledon in 1912 (where he beat Gordon Lowe before losing to Arthur Gore) and 1914 (where he lost to Norman Brookes). Beamish was married to Wimbledon singles semi-finalist Winifred Beamish.