sport.wikisort.org - Athlete

Search / Calendar

Frederick Beasley Alexander (August 14, 1880 – March 3, 1969) was an American tennis player in the early 20th century. He won the singles title at the 1908 Australasian Championships and six double titles at Grand Slam events.

Fred Alexander
Alexander playing a low forehand volley
Full nameFrederick Beasley Alexander
Country (sports) United States
Born(1880-08-14)August 14, 1880
Sea Bright NJ, U.S.
DiedMarch 3, 1969(1969-03-03) (aged 88)
Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.
Turned pro1899 (amateur tour)
Retired1920
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CollegePrinceton University
Int. Tennis HoF1961 (member page)
Singles
Career record29–11
Highest rankingNo. 7 (1909, ITHF)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (1908)
US OpenF (1908)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1908)
US OpenW (1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1917)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US OpenF (1918)
Team competitions
Davis CupF (1908Ch)

Career


In 1908, Alexander became the first foreigner to win the singles title at the Australasian/Australian Championships, the amateur precursor to the Australian Open. He then teamed with Alfred Dunlop, the man he defeated in the final, to win the doubles.

Alexander attended Princeton University and won the Intercollegiate doubles championship in 1900 and the singles in 1901. Between 1904 and 1918, he was a U.S. top 10 player six times. He was a finalist in doubles at the U.S. Championships, precursor to the US Open, seven straight times beginning in 1905. He and partner Harold Hackett won the U.S. doubles each year from 1907 to 1910. At age 37, Alexander won again in 1917, partnering with Harold Throckmorton. In the singles, Alexander reached the all comers final in 1908, beating William Clothier, then losing to Beals Wright in straight sets.[2]

He competed in the U.S. Davis Cup team in 1908, which lost the final against Australia at the Albert Ground. Alexander lost both his singles matches against Norman Brookes and Anthony Wilding as well as the doubles match against these two with his partner Beals Wright.[3]

In 1915, he wrote How to Play Lawn Tennis, part of the Spalding's athletic library series.[4]

Alexander was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1961.[1]


U.S. Indoor Championships



Grand Slam finals


Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual 1916 edited by Fred Alexander
Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual 1916 edited by Fred Alexander

Singles (1 title)


Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win1908Australasian ChampionshipsGrass Alfred Dunlop3–6, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)


Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1900U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Raymond Little Dwight Davis
Holcombe Ward
4–6, 7–9, 10–12
Loss1905U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Harold Hackett Holcombe Ward
Beals Wright
4–6, 4–6, 1–6
Loss1906U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Harold Hackett Holcombe Ward
Beals Wright
3–6, 6–3, 3-, 3–6
Win1907U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Harold Hackett Nat Thornton
Bryan M. Grant
6–2, 6–1, 6–1
Win1908Australasian ChampionshipsGrass Alfred Dunlop G. G. Sharp
Anthony Wilding
6–3, 6–2, 6–1
Win1908U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Harold Hackett Raymond Little
Beals Wright
6–1, 7–5, 6–2
Win1909U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Harold Hackett George Janes
Maurice McLoughlin
6–4, 6–4, 6–0
Win1910U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Harold Hackett Tom Bundy
Trowridge Hendrick
6–1, 8–6, 6–3
Loss1911U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Harold Hackett Raymond Little
Gustav Touchard
5–7, 15–13, 2–6, 4–6
Win1917U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Harold Throckmorton Harry Johnson
Irving Wright
11–9, 6–4, 6–4
Loss1918U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Beals Wright Vincent Richards
Bill Tilden
3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 2–6

References


  1. "Hall of Famers – Fred Alexander". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  2. Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed. Boston: Barre Publishers. pp. 80, 81. OCLC 172306.
  3. "Davis Cup – Player Profile Fred Alexander". International Tennis Federation (ITF). Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  4. "How to play lawn tennis". Open Library.



На других языках


- [en] Fred Alexander

[es] Fred Alexander

Frederick Beasley Alexander (14 de agosto de 1880 - 3 de marzo de 1969) fue un jugador de tenis estadounidense que se destacó a principios del siglo XX.



Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии