Keith Gledhill

Keith Gledhill

Country	United States
Born	(1909-02-16)16 February 1909 Santa Barbara, California
Died	2 June 1999(1999-06-02) (aged 90)
College	Stanford University
Turned pro	1934 (amateur tour from 1930)
Retired	1942
Plays	Right-handed (1-handed backhand)
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	F (1933)
Wimbledon	3R (1933)
US Open	4R (1931, 1932, 1933)
Professional majors
US Pro	SF (1941)
French Pro	QF (1934)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1933)
US Open	W (1932)
Last updated on: December 27, 2012.

Keith Gledhill (February 16, 1909 in Santa Barbara, California – June 2, 1999) was an American tennis player of the 1930s.

Playing career

Gledhill attended Stanford University and in 1931, became the second Stanford player to win the NCAA Men's Singles Championship. In 1932, Gledhill and partner Joe Coughlin won the NCAA Doubles Championship.

In Grand Slam events, Glenhill and partner Ellsworth Vines won the doubles championship at the U.S. Championships in 1932. Six months later, Gledhill and Vines won the 1933 Australian Championships doubles title. In that tournament, Gledhill also recorded his highest Grand Slam singles finish, losing in the final to Jack Crawford.

Grand Slam finals

Singles runner-up (1)

Year	Tournament	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1933	Australian Championships	Jack Crawford	2–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–2

Men's doubles wins (2)

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
1932	U.S. Championships	Ellsworth Vines	Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn	10-8, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
1933	Australian Championships	Ellsworth Vines	Jack Crawford / Gar Moon	6–4, 6–3, 6–2