Valentine Hall
| Full name | Valentine Gill Hall III |
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| Country |  United States |
| Born | November 12, 1867 [1] New York, NY, USA |
| Died | October 26, 1934 (aged 66) |
| Turned pro | 1886 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1894 |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| US Open | SF (1891) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| US Open | W (1888, 1890) |
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Last updated on: October 19, 2012. |
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Valentine Gill "Vallie" Hall III [2] (November 12, 1867, New York – October 26, 1934) was an American tennis player who was active in the late 19th century, eldest son of Valentine Gill Hall, Jr. and Mary Livingston Ludlow of the Livingston family. Vallie's eldest sister was Anna Rebecca Hall, making him an uncle of First Lady of the United States, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt.[3]
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Career [edit]
In 1888 and 1890 he won the Men's Doubles title at the U.S. National Championships, also reaching the semi-finals in the Men's Singles in 1891 (and the quarter-finals in 1890, 1892 and 1893).
In 1891 he won the tournament at Southampton, NY.[4] Together with his brother Edward L. Hall he won the National Eastern Doubles Championships in 1892.[5]
In 1889 he wrote a book titled Lawn Tennis in America containing biographical sketches of prominent players. He was a secretary of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association.
Grand Slam doubles finals [edit]
Titles (2) [edit]
| Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| 1888 | U.S. Championships |  Oliver Campbell |
Clarence Hobart E.P. Macmullen |
6–4, 6–2, 6-2 |
| 1890 | U.S. Championships | Clarence Hobart |
Charles Carver John Ryerson |
6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
Runners-up (3) [edit]
| Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| 1889 | U.S. Championships | Oliver Campbell |
Henry Slocum Howard Taylor |
6–1, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1891 | U.S. Championships |  Clarence Hobart |
Oliver Campbell Bob Huntington |
6–3, 6–4, 8–6 |
| 1892 | U.S. Championships | Edward L. Hall |
Oliver Campbell Bob Huntington |
6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
External links [edit]
- Hall, Valentine, Lawn Tennis in America, 1889
- Tennis Archives Profile
References [edit]
- ^ Reynolds, Cuyler (1914). Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 1332. ISBN B007IPINHM Check
|isbn=value (help). - ^ http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/archives/resources/genealogy.html
- ^ "First Lady, Calling, Finds Her Uncle Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ "In The Tennis Court" (PDF). The New York Times. 26 Jul 1891. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ "Hall Brothers Win Easily" (PDF). The New York Times. 6 Aug 1892. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
