George Lott

George Lott

Full name	George Martin Lott
Country	United States
Born	(1906-10-16)October 16, 1906 Springfield, Illinois, IL, USA
Died	December 3, 1991(1991-12-03) (aged 85) Chicago, , IL, USA
Turned pro	1934 (amateur tour from 1924)
Retired	1946
Plays	Right-handed (1-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HOF	1964 (member page)
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 4 (1931, Züricher Sport)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open	QF (1931)
Wimbledon	QF (1929, 1930, 1934)
US Open	F (1931)
Professional majors
US Pro	QF (1938)
Wembley Pro	QF (1935)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	W (1931)
Wimbledon	W (1931, 1934)
US Open	W (1928, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1934)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon	W (1931)
US Open	W (1929, 1931, 1934)
Last updated on: September 21, 2012.

George Martin Lott (October 16, 1906 – December 3, 1991) was an American tennis player and tennis coach who was born in Springfield, Illinois, United States. Lott is mostly remembered as being one of the greatest doubles players of all time. He won the U.S. title five times with three different partners: John Hennessey in 1928; John Doeg in 1929 and 1930; and Les Stoefen in 1933 and 1934. In 1934 Lott became a touring professional, thereby giving up his amateur status and the ability to play in Grand Slam tournaments. In 1929 and 1930 he was ranked World No. 6 and No. 7 by A Wallis Myers;^[2][3] No. 6 by Pierre Gillon in 1930;^[4] and in 1931 was ranked No. 4 by Züricher Sport.^[1]

Lott was the men's tennis coach at DePaul University from 1969 until his death in Chicago on December 3, 1991.^[5] He had been inducted into the school's Athletics Hall of Fame in 1984.^[6]

Lott was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1964.^[7]

Grand Slam record

• U.S. Championships
  • Singles runner-up: 1931
  • Men's Doubles champion: 1928, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1934
  • Mixed Doubles champion: 1929, 1931, 1934
  • Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1933

• French Championships
  • Men's Doubles champion: 1931

• Wimbledon
  • Men's Doubles champion: 1931, 1934
  • Men's Doubles runner-up: 1930
  • Mixed Doubles champion: 1931

Grand Slam finals

Runner-ups (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score
1931	U.S. Championships	Ellsworth Vines	9–7, 3–6, 7–9, 5–7

Doubles

Titles (8)

Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1928	U.S. National Championships	Grass	John Hennessey	Gerald Patterson Jack Hawkes	6–1, 6–2, 6–1
1929	U.S. National Championships	Grass	John Doeg	Berkely Bell Lewis White	10–8, 16–14, 6–1
1930	U.S. National Championships	Grass	John Doeg	John Van Ryn Wilmer Allison	8–6, 6–3, 4–6, 13–15, 6–4
1931	French Championships	Clay	John Van Ryn	Vernon Kirby Norman Farquharson	6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1931	Wimbledon	Grass	John Van Ryn	Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet	6–2, 10–8, 9–11, 3–6, 6–3
1933	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Lester Stoefen	Frank Shields Frank Parker	11–13, 9–7, 9–7, 6–3
1934	Wimbledon	Grass	Lester Stoefen	Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon	6–4, 7–5, 6–1
1934	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Lester Stoefen	Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn	6–4, 9–7, 3–6, 6–4

Other tennis achievements

• Davis Cup team member – 1928–31, 1933–34
• The first player, and one of only four (Bobby Riggs, Mats Wilander and Roger Federer being the other three), to win the tournament now known as the Cincinnati Masters four times: 1924, 1925, 1927 and 1932. Also won the doubles title in 1924 (with Jack Harris) and 1925 (with Thomas McGlinn) and was a singles finalist in 1926 and a doubles finalist (with Thomas Johnson) in 1927.

References

External links

• International Tennis Hall of Fame