William Augustus Larned (December 30, 1872 – December 16, 1926) was an American tennis player who was active at the beginning of the 20th century. He won seven singles titles at the U.S. National Championships . Biography
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William Augustus Larned (December 30, 1872 – December 16, 1926) was an American tennis player who was active at the beginning of the 20th century. He won seven singles titles at the U.S. National Championships . Biography
Larned Links Biography Career Highlights Grand Slams Biography The old adage that good things come to those who wait held true for William Augustus Larned, who didn’t win his first major championship until the advanced age of 28, the 1901 U.S. National Men’s Singles Championship.
William Larned Class 1894 Induction 1981 Sport (s) Men's Tennis Considered by many as the greatest of the old tennis masters, he shares the U.S. record of seven national championships with William Tilden and Richard Sears. His first success came in the fall of 1892 – his junior year at Cornell – when he won the intercollegiate championship.
Larned was a member of the U.S. Davis Cup Team in 1902-03, 1905, 1908–09 and 1911–12. Larned achieved a career-high U.S. ranking of No. 1. He twice participated in the Wimbledon Championships, in 1896 and 1905, but could not match his success at home, losing on both occasions in the quarterfinals.
William Augustus Larned (December 30, 1872 – December 16, 1926) was an American tennis player who was active at the beginning of the 20th century. He won seven singles titles at the U.S. National Championships. Charles Dixon vs. William Augustus Larned on September 9, 1911 William Larned in action Oops something went wrong: 403
William Larned Profession: Tennis Player Nationality: American Biography: Winner of the US Nationals in 1901, 1902 and between 1907 and 1911. Born: December 30, 1872 Birthplace: Summit, New Jersey, USA Star Sign: Capricorn Died: December 16, 1926 (aged 53) Cause of Death: A self inflicted gun shot wound Historical Events
In the U.S. National Championships, Richard Sears (1881–1887), William Larned (1901–1902, 1907–1911) and Bill Tilden (1920–1925, 1929) hold the record for most titles in the men's singles, with seven victories each. Four of Sears' wins and all of Larned's, came in a time when the tournament used a challenge round format, and they won ...
WILLIAM LARNED 227 warned out. He was migrating across colonial borders in search of opportunities for a better life. His point of origin was the country town of Killingly, now Thompson, Connecticut, where he had been born in 1752. Killingly had been good to the Larneds. William's father was a farmer; his uncle was a storekeeper and town ...
The Longwood Bowl [1] was a men's and women's tennis tournament first played at the Longwood Cricket Club courts at Brookline, Massachusetts, United States from 1882 to 1949. The men's tournament was also known as the Longwood Challenge Bowl. [2] The first women's event was the Longwood Tennis Cup it later became known as the Longwood Bowl ...
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William Augustus Larned was an American tennis player who was active at the beginning of the 20th century. He won seven singles titles at th... Wikipedia
- December 30, 1872, Summit, New Jersey, United States
- December 16, 1926, New York, New York, U.S.
- Cornell University
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