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词条 Watson Washburn
释义

  1. Biography

  2. Grand Slam finals

     Doubles (3 runners-up) 

  3. References

  4. External links

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}}Watson McLean Washburn (June 13, 1894 – December 2, 1973) was an American tennis player who was in the top 10 in the US seven times between 1914 and 1922. He was also one of the founders of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, to which he was inducted in 1965.[1]

Biography

He was born in Manhattan, New York City on June 13, 1894.[1]

He was primarily a doubles player and teamed with Richard Norris Williams to take the Davis Cup in 1921. Also with Williams, he reached two US Championship finals and one at Wimbledon. He won the US Intercollegiate Doubles Championship in 1913 and the Indoor Doubles Championship in 1915. In July 1915 Washburn and Williams won the doubles title at the Eastern Tennis Championship in Brookline defeating Irving C. Wright and Wallace F. Johnson in four sets.[1]

In 1917 Washburn joined the American Expeditionary Forces and served during World War I in France as a Captain in the artillery.[2][3]

In 1921 Washburn defeated Richard Norris Williams in the final of the Newport Casino Invitational in five sets.[4]

After his tennis career he became an Assistant State Prosecutor.[5]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (3 runners-up)

OutcomeYearChampionshipPartnerOpponents in finalScore in final
Runner-up1921 U.S. National Championships USA|1912}} Richard Norris WilliamsUSA|1912}} Vincent Richards
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Bill Tilden
11–13, 10–12, 1–6
Runner-up 1923 U.S. National Championships USA|1912}} Richard Norris WilliamsRSA|1912}} Brian Norton
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Bill Tilden
6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 7–5, 2–6
Runner-up 1924 Wimbledon USA|1912}} Richard Norris WilliamsUSA|1912}} Frank Hunter
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Vincent Richards
3–6, 6–3, 10–8, 6–8, 3–6

References

1. ^{{cite news|title=Eastern Tennis Championship|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1915/08/01/104651177.pdf|accessdate=July 11, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=August 1, 1915}}
2. ^{{cite news|title=Watson Washburn Writes of Flourishing Tennis Prospects in European Lands|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4UNbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BVANAAAAIBAJ&dq=watson%20washburn%20tennis&pg=7110%2C1812252|accessdate=July 11, 2012|newspaper=Washington Daily News|date=January 21, 1919}}
3. ^{{cite book|title=United States Lawn Tennis Association and the World War|year=1921|publisher=Robert Hamilton Company|author=Paul B. Williams|page=2}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Washburn Victor in Tennis Final|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/08/07/107022290.pdf|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=September 10, 2012|format=PDF|date=August 7, 1921}}
5. ^{{cite news|title=Watson Washburn, Tennis Star On Davis Cup Team in '20's, Dies|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/12/03/archives/watson-washburn-tennis-star-on-davis-cup-team-in-20s-dies-assistant.html|accessdate=July 11, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 3, 1973}}

External links

  • {{Tennishof|watson-washburn}}
  • Davis Cup – Player Profile
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5 : American male tennis players|Sportspeople from Manhattan|Tennis people from New York (state)|1894 births|1973 deaths

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