Laurie Shaffi
Country (sports) | Great Britain |
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Born | (1912-08-15)15 August 1912 London, England |
Died | 6 February 2005(2005-02-06) (aged 92) Monterey, California |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 4R (1937) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (1935, 1937) |
Laurie Shaffi OBE (15 August 1912 – 6 February 2005) was a British–Indian barrister, diplomat and tennis player.
Shaffi, born in London and half-Indian, was an old boy of Emanuel School.[1]
Active on the tennis tour in the 1930s, Shaffi's career titles included the East of England Championships and Essex Championships. In 1939 he earned a call-up to the Great Britain Davis Cup team, on the back of recent wins over Donald MacPhail and Ronald Shayes, both rivals for a berth in the lineup. Unranked in Britain at the time, he was considered a surprise selection and featured in ties against both France and Germany.[2]
During World War II, Shaffi fought with the Royal Air Force. He became Adjutant to Field Marshall Claude Auchinleck.[3]
A law graduate, Shaffi served as Pakistan's Consul General in New York and San Francisco. He married an American and was a long-time resident of Monterey, California.[3]
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External links
- Laurie Shaffi at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Laurie Shaffi at the Davis Cup
- Laurie Shaffi at the International Tennis Federation