Robert LeRoy
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| Born |
February 7, 1885 New York City | |||||||||||||
| Died |
September 7, 1946 (aged 61) New York City | |||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1901 (amateur tour) | |||||||||||||
| Retired | 1931 | |||||||||||||
| College | Columbia University | |||||||||||||
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| US Open | F (1907) | |||||||||||||
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Robert LeRoy (February 7, 1885 – September 7, 1946) was a tennis player from New York City in the United States, who won two medals at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. He won a Silver medal in both the men's singles event and the men's doubles tournament, partnering Alphonzo Bell.[1]
Tennis career
He played collegiate tennis at Columbia University, where in 1904 and 1906 he won the National Collegiate Athletics Association singles championship. In 1907, he was a singles finalist at the U.S. National Championships, now known as the US Open. In the semi finals against Henry Mollenhauer, LeRoy trailed 2 sets to 1 and 5-2 and Mollenhauer had two match points. A questionable line call and his opponent suffering from cramps allowed LeRoy to reach the final,[2] where he lost in straight sets to eventual seven times champion William Larned.[3] He also won three consecutive singles titles (1907–1909) at the tournament now known as the Cincinnati Masters.[4]
References
- ↑ Sports Reference Olympics Profile
- ↑ "28 Aug 1907, Page 17, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle". bklyn.newspapers.com.
- ↑ "U. S. Open 1907". www.tennis.co.nf.
- ↑ Smith, Phillip S. (2012). "From Club Court to Center Court: The Evolution of Tennis in Cincinnati", 2012 Edition.
External links
- Robert Leroy at Tennis Archives