Quincy Shaw

Quincy Shaw
Full name Quincy Adams Shaw, Jr.
Country (sports)  United States
Born July 30, 1869
Boston, Massachusetts
Died May 8, 1960(1960-05-08) (aged 90)
Boston, Massachusetts
Turned pro 1884 (amateur tour)
Retired 1894
Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
US Open F (1889Ch)

Quincy Adams Shaw, Jr. was a left-handed tennis player from the United States.

Shaw won the NCAA Men's Tennis Championships in doubles for Harvard University in 1887 and 1890,[1] and also reached the Challenge Round in singles at the U.S. National Championships in 1889 (beating Oliver Campbell before losing to Henry Slocum).[2]. He was amongst the top ten American tennis players in 1887 and 1889.[3]

Grand Slam record

U.S. National championships

  • Singles finalist: 1889

References

  1. "NCAA History - Men's Tennis History". ncaa.com. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
  2. "U. S. Open 1889". www.tennis.co.nf.
  3. "USTA Yearbook - Top 10 U.S. Men's Rankings". usta.com. 2008-04-01. Archived from the original on 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2009-06-27.


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