Richard Carleton (tennis)

Richard Carleton
Full name Richard Hugh Carleton
Country (sports)  United States
Born (1875-09-08)September 8, 1875
Illinois, United States
Died August 12, 1939(1939-08-12) (aged 63)[1]
New Hampshire, United States
Turned pro 1894 (amateur tour)
Retired 1904
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
US Open SF (1903)

Richard Carleton (1875–1939) was an American tennis player. He excelled at tennis while at Harvard and played tennis at the Crescent Athletic Club.[2] Carleton lost his first match at the U.S. Championships in 1896 to Edwin Fischer. In 1898 he lost in round two to Harold Hackett. Carleton reached the semi-finals of the U.S. Championships in 1903, and in beating Mal Whitman's younger brother was "steady and sure in the placing of his strokes."[3] Carleton lost his semi-final to Laurence Doherty.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Richard Hugh Carleton". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives.
  2. ↑ "The Semi-Finals". Brooklyn Life (bklyn.newspapers.com). 29 Aug 1903. p. 20. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Tennis Champions Meet: National Tournament at Newport Carried Into Fifth Round". The New York Times. August 21, 1903. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Open 1903". www.tennis.co.nf.


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