Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne (11 July 1855 – 13 April 1946; also E. de S. H. Browne) was an Irish tennis player who was active in the late 19th century.

Career Browne played his first tournament in April at 1880 at a tournament staged in Cheltenham on clay he reached the final before losing to Ernest Renshaw. In late May 1880 he entered the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships and reached the All-Comers final losing to William Renshaw in straight sets. In 1881 he entered three tournaments this year including the South of England Championships losing in the 1st round. At Irish Championships he lost a second match against Herbert Lawford retiring at two sets to one down. He reached his second successive Cheltenham final in 1881 before losing to William Renshaw. Browne took part in the Wimbledon Championships between 1882 and 1885. In 1885 he reached the semifinals of the all-comers-competition, but lost to Ernest Renshaw.Collins, B. (2010): History of Tennis. 2nd edition. New Chapter Press, New York. , p. 414. He won the Irish Championships in doubles (1882) and mixed doubles (1882, 1883) the Scottish Championships singles title consecutively three times from (1889–91).Doherty, R.F. et al. (1903): R. F. & H. L. Doherty on Lawn Tennis. Baker and Taylor Co., New York, p. 173. (online) and the Welsh Championships singles title twice (1886–87). In addition he won three consecutive West of England Championships, (1883,84,85) titles at Bath and the Cheltenham tournament singles title four times, (1881, 1885–87). Browne was a friend and mentor of Ernest and William Renshaw.Arthur Wallis Myers (1903): Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad. Scribner's sons, New York, p. 180. (online) He played his last tournament at the 1892 Scottish Championships where he was defending in the challenge round against challenger Arthur Gore he conceded the title by a walkover.

Personal Ernest was born in 1855 in England. He married Ellen Augusta Ramsay the daughter of Sir Alexander Ramsay in Kensington London in December 1885. After his retirement he resided in Tullamore, King's County, Ireland. He spent his final years in England and died in Cheltenham England in 1946 at the age of 90.

Career finals Notes: Challenge Round: the final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921), in some tournaments not all.

Singles: 34 (25 titles, 9 runner-up) SourceThe Tennis Base Category + (Titles) Important (0). . National (5) Regional (7) County (7) Regular (4) Titles by SurfaceClay – Outdoor (0)Grass – Outdoor (23)Hard – Outdoor (0)Carpet – Indoor (0)Wood – Indoor (0)

No.ResultDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore 1.Win 1880County Galway LTC Tournament Grass J. Eyre ? 2.Loss 1880Irish Championships Grass William Renshaw6-3, 6-4, 6-3 3.Loss 1881 Cheltenham Covered Court Championships Wood (i) Ernest Renshaw 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 8-6 4. From The Field.Win1881East Gloucestershire Championships Grass Robert Braddell 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 5.Loss 1882 Agricultural Hall Tournament Wood (i) Teddy Williams 5-7, 6-4, 10-8 6. From Pastime.Win 1883 South of Ireland Championships Grass William E. Dawson 6-3, 6-2, 6-5 7. From Pastime.Win 1883West of England Championships Grass Wilfred Milne6-3, 6-2, 6-3 8.Win 1884 Fitzwilliam Club Championships Grass ? ? 9.Win 1884King’s County and Ormonde Tournament Grass Eyre Chatterton w.o. 10. From Pastime.Win 1884 North Yorkshire Tournament Grass Marmaduke Constable 6-1, ret. 11.Loss 1884Derbyshire ChampionshipsGrass Charles Walder Grinstead5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 12.Loss1884Northern ChampionshipsGrass C.K. Wood6-4, 6-2, 6-4 13.Win 1884West of England ChampionshipsGrass C.K. Wood6-3, 6-2, 6-3 14.Loss 1885 Fitzwilliam Club Championships Grass Herbert Knox McKay 3 sets to 1 15.Win 1885 King’s County and Ormonde Tournament Grass Toler Garvey 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 8-6 16.Win 1885 North Yorkshire Tournament Grass E.W. Fletcher 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 17. From Pastime.Win1885West of England ChampionshipsGrass James Dwight6-3, 6-1, 6-4 18.Win1885East Gloucestershire Championships Grass Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross6-4, 6-3, 6-2 19. From Pastime.Win 1886 Harrogate Tournament Grass Gilbert Mahon 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 20.Win 1886West of England Championships Grass James Baldwin 6-0, ret. 21.Win1886Welsh ChampionshipsGrass James Baldwin6-0, ret. 22.Win1886North of England Championships Grass Harry Grove6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 23.Win1886East Gloucestershire ChampionshipsGrass James Dwight6-3, 6-2, 2-6, 9-7 24.Win1887Welsh ChampionshipsGrass James Baldwin6-1, 6-2, ret. 25.Win1887North of England Championships Grass James Baldwin7-5, 6-1, 6-3 26.Win 1887East Gloucestershire ChampionshipsGrass James Dwight3-6, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 27.Loss 1888Welsh Championships Grass Willoughby Hamilton 6-1, 6-2, ret. 28.Loss 1888East Gloucestershire Championships Grass Harry Grove7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 2-6, ret. 29.Win 1889Scottish ChampionshipsGrass Patrick Bowes-Lyon4-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-0 30.Win 1890Scottish Championships Grass George R. Mewburn 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 31.Win 1891Scottish Championships Grass Arthur Benjamin Carvosso 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 32.Loss 1892Scottish Championships Grass Athur Gore w.o.

References

Sources

Myers, Arthur Wallis (1903): Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad. Charles Scribner's and Sons, New York, US.

External links https://www.freebmd.org.uk/brith/marriages/deaths register 1946