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George Preston Sheldon, Jr., born November 19, 1876, was an American tennis player who as active at the end of the 19th century. He won two men's doubles titles at the U.S. National Championships tennis at the Newport Casino together with Leo Ware.

George Sheldon

Full name	George Preston Sheldon, Jr.
Country (sports)	United States
Born	November 19, 1876 United States
College	Yale University
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US Open	QF (1896)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	W (1897, 1898)

In 1897 he reached the semifinals of the Western Championships and Canadian Championships. He played intercollegiate tennis and ice hockey for Yale.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1897	U.S. Championships	Grass	Leo Ware	Harold Mahony Harold Nisbet	11–13, 6–2, 9–7, 1–6, 6–1
Winner	1898	U.S. Championships	Grass	Leo Ware	Holcombe Ward Dwight Davis	1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Runner-up	1899	U.S. Championships	Grass	Leo Ware	Holcombe Ward Dwight F. Davis	4–6, 4–6, 3–6

External links

• George Sheldon at the Tennis Archives

Sources

• Birthdate sourced from Brian Pendleton And His Descendants, 1599–1910, compiled by Everett Hall Pendleton, 1911.

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