John Doeg
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| Full name | John Thomas Godfray Hope Doeg |
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| Country |  United States |
| Born | December 7, 1908 Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico |
| Died | April 27, 1978 (aged 69) Redding, CA, USA |
| Turned pro | 1927 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1940 |
| Plays | Left-handed (1-handed backhand) |
| Int. Tennis HOF | 1962 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (1930, A. Wallis Myers)[1] |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Wimbledon | SF (1930) |
| US Open | W (1930) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | F (1930) |
| US Open | W (1929, 1930) |
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Last updated on: 7 June 2012. |
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John Thomas Godfray Hope Doeg (December 7, 1908 in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico – April 27, 1978) was a male tennis player from the United States.
He won one major singles tournament, the 1930 U.S. National Championships at Forrest Hills, defeating Frank Shields in the final in four sets. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 4 in 1930.[1]
In August 1929 he won the singles title at the Seabright Invitational defeating Richard Norris Williams in three straight sets.[2]
In 1962, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.[3]
John Doeg was the son of tennis player Violet Sutton and the nephew of Wimbledon and U.S. National singles tennis champion May Sutton.
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Grand Slam record [edit]
Wimbledon Championships [edit]
- Doubles finalist: 1930
U.S. Championships [edit]
- Singles champion: 1930
- Doubles champion: 1929, 1930
Grand Slam finals [edit]
Singles [edit]
Titles (1) [edit]
| Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
| 1930 | U.S. Championships | Frank Shields |
10–8, 1–6, 6–4, 16–14 |
Doubles [edit]
Titles (2) [edit]
| Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| 1929 | U.S. National Championships | Grass |  George Lott |
Berkely Bell Lewis White |
10–8, 16–14, 6–1 |
| 1930 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | George Lott |
John Van Ryn Wilmer Allison |
8–6, 6–3, 4–6, 13–15, 6–4 |
References [edit]
- ^ a b Béla Kehrling, ed. (November 20, 1930). "tennis and golf" (PDF). Tennisz és Golf (in Hungarian) (Budapest, Hungary: Bethlen Gábor irod. és Nyomdai RT) II (21). Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ^ "Doeg Becomes One of Tennis Ranking Stars". The Miami News. Aug 3, 1929.
- ^ "Hall of Famers – John Doeg". International Tennis Hall of Fame.
External links [edit]
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