Maurice E. McLoughlin
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Maurice Evans McLoughlin (January 7, 1890 – December 10, 1957) was an American tennis player. Known for his powerful serve and overhead volley, McLoughlin was the first male tennis champion from the western United States.
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[edit] Biography
He was born on January 7, 1890 in Carson City, Nevada.[1]
At the U.S. Championships, he won the singles twice, 1912 and 1913, and the doubles three times with Thomas Bundy, 1912-1914. In 1913 he also became the first American to be a finalist in the singles at Wimbledon when he defeated Stanley Doust.[2] The "California Comet" was the World No. 1 player for 1914. He married Helen Mears in 1918 and they had three children. He died on December 10, 1957 in Hermosa Beach, California.
[edit] Legacy
McLoughlin was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in 1957.
[edit] References
- ^ "American Lawn Tennis". United States Lawn Tennis Association. 1931. http://books.google.com/books?id=GsgnAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Melville+H.+Long%22+1889&dq=%22Melville+H.+Long%22+1889&hl=en&ei=sf8KTcVDw4LyBoDtrNwN&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAw. Retrieved 2010-12-17. "Maurice E. McLoughlin, born January 7, 1890; Melville H. Long, born October 18, 1889."
- ^ "Mc'Loughlin Beats Doust At Tennis". New York Times. July 2, 1913. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30711FE3D5913738DDDAA0894DF405B838DF1D3. Retrieved 2010-10-29. "Maurice E. McLoughlin of San Francisco, the United States lawn tennis champion, by defeating to-day in three straight sets Stanley N. Doust, the Australasian Davis Cup Captain, in the final round of the all-England lawn tennis singles championship tournament, won the right to challenge A. F. Wilding of New Zealand, the title holder, and the match will be played here on Friday."
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