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Robert "Bob" Duffield Wrenn (1873-09-20–1925-11-12) was a left-handed American tennis player, four-time U.S. singles championship winner, and one of the first "enshrinees" in the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Wrenn was born in Highland Park, Illinois. He won his titles in 1893, 1894, 1896 and 1897 (losing out to Fred Hovey in 1895). In 1898, he was serving in Cuba with Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders in the Spanish-American war. He contracted yellow fever while in Cuba.
He was arrested in 1914 when his car ran over and killed Herbert George Loveday, the choir director of St Mary's Church, in Tuxedo Park, New York.
Wrenn was president of the United States Tennis Association from 1912 until 1915, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1955.
[edit] Grand Slam record
- Singles champion: 1893, 1894, 1896, 1897
- Singles finalist: 1895
- Doubles champion: 1895
- Doubles finalist: 1896
[edit] Grand Slam singles finals
[edit] Wins (4)
| Year |
Championship |
Opponent in Final |
Score in Final |
| 1893 |
U.S. Championships |
 Fred Hovey |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1894 |
U.S. Championships (2) |
Manliff Goodbody |
6–8, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1896 |
U.S. Championships (3) |
Fred Hovey |
7–5, 3–6, 6–0 ,1–6, 6–1 |
| 1897 |
U.S. Championships (4) |
 Wilberforce Eaves |
4–6, 8–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
[edit] Runner-ups (1)
| Year |
Championship |
Opponent in Final |
Score in Final |
| 1895 |
U.S. Championships |
Fred Hovey |
6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
[edit] References
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