John Van Ryn

John Van Ryn

Full name	John William Van Ryn
Country	United States
Born	June 30, 1905 Newport News, Virginia, USA
Died	August 7, 1999 (aged 94) Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Turned pro	1923 (amateur tour)
Retired	1945
Plays	Right-handed (1-handed backhand)
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 8 (1929, A. Wallis Myers)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (1933)
French Open	QF (1931)
Wimbledon	QF (1931)
US Open	QF (1929, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1937)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	W (1931)
Wimbledon	W (1929, 1930, 1931)
US Open	W (1931, 1935)
Mixed Doubles

John Van Ryn (June 30, 1905 in Newport News, Virginia - died August 7, 1999) was an American tennis champion of the 1930s. He was primarily known as being a great doubles player with Wilmer Allison.

Van Ryn won the Men’s Doubles at Wimbledon three straight years (1929–31). He took two of the titles with Wilmer Allison and won the third with George Lott. In 1931, he was also successful with Lott at the French Championships. Van Ryn had an excellent record when he competed for the United States in Davis Cup, winning 22 of 24 encounters in a period of eight years. He was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1963.

In 1930 he married tennis player Midge Gladman.

Grand Slam Record

• French Championships
  • Men's Doubles champion: 1931

• Wimbledon
  • Men's Doubles champion: 1929, 1930, 1931

• U.S. Championships
  • Men's Doubles champion: 1931, 1935

Grand Slam finals

Doubles

Titles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
1929	Wimbledon	Wilmer Allison	Ian Collins Collin Gregory	6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 10–12, 6–4
1930	Wimbledon	Wilmer Allison	John Doeg George Lott	6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1931	French Championships	George Lott	Vernon Kirby Norman Farquharson	6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1931	Wimbledon	George Lott	Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet	6–2, 10–8, 9–11, 3–6, 6–3
1931	US National Championships	Wilmer Allison	Berkeley Bell Gregory Mangin	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
1935	US National Championships	Wilmer Allison	Don Budge Gene Mako	6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–1

Finals

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
1930	US National Championships	Wilmer Allison	John Doeg George Lott	6–8, 3–6, 6–3, 15–13, 4–6
1932	US National Championships	Wilmer Allison	Keith Gledhill Ellsworth Vines	4–6, 3–6, 2–6
1934	US National Championships	Wilmer Allison	George Lott Lester Stoefen	4–6, 7–9, 6–3, 4–6
1935	Wimbledon	Wilmer Allison	Jack Crawford Adrian Quist	3–6, 7–5, 2–6, 7–5, 5–7
1936	US National Championships	Wilmer Allison	Don Budge Gene Mako	4–6, 2–6, 4–6

External links

• International Tennis Hall of Fame