Norman Farquharson

Norman Farquharson

File:Norman Farquharson and Béla von Kehrling, 1929, Budapest.jpg Norman Farquharson (left) with Béla von Kehrling
Full name	Norman Gordon Farquharson
Country (sports)	South Africa
Born	(1907-07-18)18 July 1907 Johannesburg, South Africa
Died	11 August 1992(1992-08-11) (aged 85) Durban, South Africa
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	3R (1937)
Wimbledon	3R (1927, 1933, 1935)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	F (1931, 1937)
Wimbledon	SF (1933)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	F (1933)

Norman Gordon Farquharson (18 July 1907 – 11 August 1992) was a male tennis player from South Africa. In 1931 Farquharson and his compatriot partner Vernon Kirby were runners-up in the doubles final of the French Championships, losing in straight sets to the American pair George Lott and John Van Ryn. In 1937 they again reached the doubles final in which they lost to the German pair Gottfried von Cramm and Henner Henkel in four sets. Farquharson won the singles title of the South African Championships on four occasions (1934, 1935, 1936, 1938). Between 1929 and 1937 he played in twelve ties for the South African Davis Cup team. The best team result during that period was reaching the semifinal of the European Zone in 1935 against Czechoslovakia. Farquharson had a Davis Cup match record of 13 wins vs. 10 losses and was more successful in doubles (9/3) than singles (4/7).

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (2 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1931	French Championships	Clay	Vernon Kirby	George Lott John Van Ryn	4–6, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	1937	French Championships	Clay	Vernon Kirby	Gottfried von Cramm Henner Henkel	4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 1–6

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1933	Wimbledon	Grass	Mary Heeley	Hilde Krahwinkel Gottfried von Cramm	5–7, 6–8