Maurice E. McLoughlin
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| Full name | Maurice Evans McLoughlin |
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| Country |
 United States |
| Born |
January 7, 1890 Carson City, NV, USA |
| Died |
December 10, 1957 (aged 67) Hermosa Beach, CA, USA |
| Retired | 1919 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Int. Tennis HOF | 1957 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (1914, A. Wallis Myers)[1] |
| 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) |
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McLoughlin vs. Melville H. Long on September 9, 1911 at The Championships, Wimbledon
Maurice Evans McLoughlin (January 7, 1890 – December 10, 1957) was an American tennis player. Known for his powerful serve and overhead volley, McLoughlin was the first male tennis champion from the western United States.
Biography
He was born on January 7, 1890 in Carson City, Nevada.[2]
At the U.S. Championships, he won the singles twice, 1912[3] 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 to defending champion Tony Wilding.[4][5]
The "California Comet" was the World No. 1 player for 1914.[6] He married Helen Mears in 1918 and they had three children. He died on December 10, 1957 in Hermosa Beach, California.
In 1915 McLoughlin published an instructional tennis book titled 'Tennis As I Play It',[7] ghostwritten by Sinclair Lewis.[8]
Legacy
McLoughlin was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in 1957.
Grand Slam finals
Singles
- Titles (2)
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score |
| 1912 | U.S. Championships | Wallace F. Johnson | 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1913 | U.S. Championships | Richard Norris Williams | 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
- Runner-ups (1)
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score |
| 1913 | Wimbledon |  Anthony Wilding | 6–8, 3–6, 8–10 |
Doubles
- Titles (3)
| Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| 1912 | U.S. National Championships | Grass |  Tom Bundy | Raymond Little Gustave Touchard | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 7–5 |
| 1913 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Tom Bundy | John Strachan Clarence Griffin | 6–4, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1914 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Tom Bundy | George Church Dean Mathey | 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 |
References
- ↑ "Lawn Tennis". Auckland Star (Auckland, New Zealand) XLVI (91): 15. April 17, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
- ↑ "American Lawn Tennis". United States Lawn Tennis Association. 1931. Retrieved December 17, 2010. "Maurice E. McLoughlin, born January 7, 1890; Melville H. Long, born October 18, 1889."
- ↑ "M'Loughlin is New Tennis Champion" (PDF). The New York Times. August 27, 1912.
- ↑ "Mc'Loughlin Beats Doust At Tennis". New York Times. July 2, 1913. Retrieved October 29, 2010. "Maurice E. McLoughlin of San Francisco, the United States lawn tennis champion, by defeating to-day in three straight sets Stanley N. Doust, the Australasian Davis Cup Captain, in the final round of the all-England lawn tennis singles championship tournament, won the right to challenge A. F. Wilding of New Zealand, the title holder, and the match will be played here on Friday."
- ↑ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed. ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 417, 457, 477. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ↑ Runyon, Damon (November 1914), "McLoughlin—The World’s Greatest Tennis Player", Munsey's Magazine 53 (11): 331–8
- ↑ McLoughlin, Maurice (1915). Tennis As I Play It. New York: George H. Doran.
- ↑ Pastore, Stephen R., Sinclair Lewis: A Descriptive Bibliography, New Haven, YALEbooks, 1997, pp.323–5.
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