Sydney Jacob

Sydney Montague Jacob
	File:Sydney Jacob 1921.jpg
Full name	Sydney Montague Jacob
Country (sports)	India
Born	28 October 1879; Dalhousie, India
Died	Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day; Surrey, Great Britain
Singles
Career record	{{#property:P564}}
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open	SF (1925)
Wimbledon	QF (1925)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	QF (1924)
Doubles
Career record	{{#property:P555}}
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon	SF (1921)
Olympic Games	1R (1924)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (1924, 1925, 1927)
Olympic Games	2R (1924)

Sydney Jacob (28 October 1879 – 14 February 1977) was an Indian born British male tennis player who represented India at the Davis Cup and Olympic Games. He competed in the singles event at the 1924 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarterfinal in which he lost to Jean Borotra. With compatriot Mohammed Sleem he competed in the men's doubles event and reached the second round. He also competed in the mixed doubles event, with compatriot N. Polley, but lost their first match in the second round after a bye in the first round.^[1]^[2]

He published an autobiographical book titled Favour for Fools in a Decadent Empire: A Skeletal Autobiography.^[3]

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