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'''Sydney Jacob''' (28 October 1879 – 14 February 1977) was an [[Anglo-Indian]] tennis player who represented India at the [[Davis Cup]] and [[Olympic Games]]. He competed in the [[Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|singles event]] at the [[1924 Summer Olympics]], reaching the quarterfinal in which he lost to [[Jean Borotra]]. With compatriot [[Mohammed Sleem]] he competed in the [[Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles|men's doubles event]] and reached the second round. He also competed in the [[Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles|mixed doubles event]], with compatriot [[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|publisher=The Hindu|author=Stan Rayan|date=14 July 2012}}</ref> Jacob reached the semi finals at the French championships in 1925, where he beat [[Jacques Brugnon]] and [[Andre Gobert]], before losing to [[Rene 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}}</ref>

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/about/Favour_for_Fools_in_a_Decadent_Empire.html?id=j4xJPAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y|publisher=Google Books}}</ref>