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Maurice Evans McLoughlin (January 7, 1890 – December 10, 1957) was an American tennis player. Known for his powerful serve, overhead, and volley, McLoughlin was the first male tennis champion from the western United States.[3]

Maurice McLoughlin

Full name	Maurice Evans McLoughlin
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	AKA "The California Comet"
Born	(1890-01-07)January 7, 1890 Carson City, NV, U.S.
Died	December 10, 1957(1957-12-10) (aged 67) Hermosa Beach, CA, U.S.
Retired	1919
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF	1957 (member page)
Singles
Career record	189–25 (88.3%)[1]
Career titles	29[1]
Highest ranking	No. 1 (1914, A. Wallis Myers)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	F (1913Ch)
US Open	W (1912, 1913)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	W (1912, 1913, 1914)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (1913)

Biography

He was born on January 7, 1890 in Carson City, Nevada.[3][4]

At the U.S. Championships, he won the singles twice, 1912[5] 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 in the final of the All-Comers tournament. He lost the Challenge Round in straight sets to defending champion Anthony Wilding.[6][7]

The "California Comet" was the World No. 1 player for 1914.[8] He married Helen Mears in 1918 and they had three children.

He died on December 10, 1957 in Hermosa Beach, California.[3]

Legacy

In 1915, McLoughlin published an instructional tennis book titled Tennis as I Play It,[9] ghostwritten by Sinclair Lewis.[10]

McLoughlin was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in 1957.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: (2 titles, 4 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1911	U.S. National Championships	Grass	William Larned	4–6, 4–6, 2–6
Win	1912	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Wallace F. Johnson	3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
Loss	1913	Wimbledon	Grass	Anthony Wilding	6–8, 3–6, 8–10
Win	1913	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Richard Norris Williams	6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1
Loss	1914	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Richard Norris Williams	3–6, 6–8, 8–10
Loss	1915	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Bill Johnston	6–1, 0–6, 5–7, 8–10

Doubles (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1912	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Tom Bundy	Raymond Little Gustave Touchard	3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 7–5
Win	1913	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Tom Bundy	John Strachan Clarence Griffin	6–4, 7–5, 6–1
Win	1914	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Tom Bundy	George Church Dean Mathey	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
Loss	1915	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Tom Bundy	Clarence Griffin Bill Johnston	6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss	1916	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Henry Ward Dawson	Clarence Griffin Bill Johnston	4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 3–6

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maurice McLoughlin.

• Maurice McLoughlin at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
• Maurice McLoughlin at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Maurice McLoughlin at the Davis Cup
• Maurice McLoughlin at the International Tennis Federation

На других языках

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[es] Maurice McLoughlin

Maurice Evans "Red" McLoughlin' (7 de enero de 1890 - 10 de diciembre de 1957) fue un jugador de tenis estadounidense que se destacó en los años 1910. También conocido como "el cometa californiano", fue el primer jugador del oeste de los Estados Unidos en consagrarse campeón en el US Championships. Se formó en canchas públicas de suelo duro al norte de California, a diferencia de lo que había ocurrido hasta esa época, donde los grandes tenistas surgían jugando en el césped de exlcusivos clubes o en canchas privadas pertenecientes a sus familias.

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[ru] Маклафлин, Морис

Морис Эванс Маклафлин (Маклофлин; англ. Maurice Evans McLoughlin; 7 января 1890, Карсон-Сити, Невада — 10 декабря 1957, Хермоса-Бич, Калифорния) — американский теннисист, первая ракетка мира 1914 года среди любителей. Маклафлин дважды подряд выигрывал чемпионат США в одиночном разряде и трижды подряд в парном, а также был финалистом Уимблдонского турнира и обладателем Кубка Дэвиса 1913 года в составе сборной команды США. Член Международного зала теннисной славы с 1957 года.

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