# Alan Stedman

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**Alan Christie Stedman** (23 April 1908 – 1 July 1984) was a New Zealand tennis player.[1]

## Biography

Born in [Palmerston North](/source/Palmerston_North), Stedman was New Zealand's 1930 national singles champion.[2]

Stedman, credited with a strong forehand, competed on tour through the 1930s.[3] On his [Wimbledon](/source/Wimbledon_Championships) debut in 1933 he came from two sets down to win his first round match over [John Olliff](/source/John_Olliff), later losing to [Jack Crawford](/source/Jack_Crawford_(tennis)) in the fourth round. He made the fourth round again in 1937 and lost in five sets to [Bryan Grant](/source/Bryan_Grant).[4] As a doubles player he twice reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals. His career titles included the 1935 [Irish Championships](/source/Irish_Open_(tennis)), where he beat his countryman [Cam Malfroy](/source/Cam_Malfroy) in the final. He played [Davis Cup](/source/Davis_Cup) for New Zealand between 1934 and 1937.[5]

In [World War II](/source/World_War_II) he served as a Second Lieutenant in the army and fought in the [Western Desert campaign](/source/Western_Desert_campaign). He was a German prisoner of war for four years. After the war he worked as an accountant.[6]

## See also

- [List of New Zealand Davis Cup team representatives](/source/List_of_New_Zealand_Davis_Cup_team_representatives)

## References

1. ["He Is Fond Of Sydney"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224287963). *[The Sun](/source/The_Sun_(Sydney))*. 17 November 1931. p. 5 (Final Extra). – via National Library of Australia.

1. ["N.Z. Tennis Titles"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article183010490). *[Sporting Globe](/source/Sporting_Globe)*. 14 January 1931. p. 12 (Edition 3). – via National Library of Australia.

1. ["New Zealand Tennis Champion"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19320110/192/0014). *[Civil & Military Gazette](/source/Civil_%26_Military_Gazette)*. 10 January 1932.

1. ["Bryan Grant Hurt, But Beats Stedman"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/617470355). *[The Charlotte Observer](/source/The_Charlotte_Observer)*. 26 Jun 1937.

1. ["Alan Stedman"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800171333). *daviscup.com*

1. Lampp, Peter (17 February 2021). ["Manawatū’s greatest tennis player re-discovered"](https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/opinion/300232573/manawats-greatest-tennis-player-rediscovered). *[Stuff.co.nz](/source/Stuff.co.nz)*

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