# Sydney Jacob

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{{Short description|Indian tennis player}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name                  = Sydney Montague Jacob
| fullname              = Sydney Montague Jacob
| image                 = Sydney Jacob 1921.jpg
| image_upright         = .8
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| caption               = Jacob in 1921
| country               = {{flagicon|IND|British}} India
| residence             = 
| birth_date            = {{birth date|df=yes|1879|10|28}}
| birth_place           = [Dalhousie](/source/Dalhousie%2C_India), British India
| death_date            = {{death date and age|1977|2|14|1879|10|28|df=yes}}
| death_place           = [Woldingham](/source/Woldingham), [Surrey](/source/Surrey), England
| height                =  
| weight                = 
| college               = 
| turnedpro             = 1907 (amateur tour)
| retired               = 1928
|singlesrecord          =  {{tennis record|won=55|lost=37}}<ref name="tb">{{cite web |title=Players: Jacob, Sydney Montague. |url=https://thetennisbase.com/players/ |website=The Tennis Base |publisher=Tennismem SL |access-date=21 August 2023 |location=Madrid |url-access=subscription |archive-date=7 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607054304/https://thetennisbase.com/players/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|singlestitles          = 15<ref name="tb"/>
| plays                 = 
| careerprizemoney      = 
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| website               = 
|AustralianOpenresult              = 
|FrenchOpenresult                  = SF ([1925](/source/1925_French_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles))
|Wimbledonresult                   = QF ([1925](/source/1925_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles))
|USOpenresult                      = 
|Othertournaments                  = yes
|Olympicsresult                    = QF ([1924](/source/Tennis_at_the_1924_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles))
|doublesrecord                     = 
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|FrenchOpenDoublesresult           = 
|WimbledonDoublesresult            = SF (1921)
|USOpenDoublesresult               = 
|OthertournamentsDoubles           = 
|OlympicsDoublesresult             = 1R ([1924](/source/Tennis_at_the_1924_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_doubles))
|Mixed                             = yes
|mixedrecord                       = 
|mixedtitles                       = 
|AustralianOpenMixedresult         = 
|FrenchOpenMixedresult             = 
|WimbledonMixedresult              = 2R (1924, 1925, 1927)
|USOpenMixedresult                 = 
|OthertournamentsMixedDoubles      = 
|OlympicMixedDoublesresult         = 2R ([1924](/source/Tennis_at_the_1924_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Mixed_doubles))
}}

'''Sydney Montague Jacob''' (28 October 1879 – 14 February 1977) was an [Anglo-Indian](/source/Anglo-Indian) tennis player who represented India at the [Davis Cup](/source/Davis_Cup) and [Olympic Games](/source/Olympic_Games).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/283 |title=Sydney Jacob |work=Olympedia |access-date=21 November 2021 |archive-date=21 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121200503/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/283 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was active from 1907 to 1928 and won 15 career singles titles.<ref name="tb"/>

==Career==
He competed in the [singles event](/source/Tennis_at_the_1924_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles) at the [1924 Summer Olympics](/source/1924_Summer_Olympics), reaching the quarterfinal in which he lost to [Jean Borotra](/source/Jean_Borotra). With compatriot [Mohammed Sleem](/source/Mohammed_Sleem), he competed in the [men's doubles event](/source/Tennis_at_the_1924_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_doubles) and reached the second round. He also competed in the [mixed doubles event](/source/Tennis_at_the_1924_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Mixed_doubles) with compatriot [Nora Polley](/source/Nora_Polley) but lost their first match in the second round after a bye in the first round.<ref name=sportsreference>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/sydney-jacob-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418084223/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/sydney-jacob-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Olympic Sports – Athletes – Sydney Jacob |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=When Polley made history in Paris|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/article3635901.ece|work=The Hindu|author=Stan Rayan|date=14 July 2012|access-date=27 January 2014|archive-date=3 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203155147/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/article3635901.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> Jacob reached the semi-finals at the French championships in 1925, where he beat [Jacques Brugnon](/source/Jacques_Brugnon) and [Andre Gobert](/source/Andre_Gobert) before losing to [René Lacoste](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Lacoste).<ref name="gsta">{{cite web|title=French Open 1925|url=http://www.tennis.co.nf/FRENCH%20OPEN%201925.htm|website=www.tennis.co.nf|access-date=5 October 2017|archive-date=24 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924225701/http://www.tennis.co.nf/FRENCH%20OPEN%201925.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> He won the London Covered Court Championships two times, in 1925 and 1927.

He published an autobiographical book titled ''Favour for Fools in a Decadent Empire: A Skeletal Autobiography''.<ref>{{cite book|title = Favour for Fools in a Decadent Empire|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=j4xJPAAACAAJ|last1 = Jacob|first1 = Sydney Montague|year = 1986|access-date = 17 July 2021|archive-date = 12 April 2024|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240412100831/https://books.google.com/books?id=j4xJPAAACAAJ|url-status = live}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{ATP}}
* {{ITF}}
* [http://www.myjacobfamily.com/favershamjacobs/sydneymontaguejacob.htm Website bio]

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacob, Sydney}}
Category:1879 births
Category:1977 deaths
Category:Anglo-Indian people
Category:People from Solan district
Category:Indian male tennis players
Category:Olympic tennis players for India
Category:Tennis players at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Category:Indian emigrants to England
Category:British people of Anglo-Indian descent

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