Tom Bundy

Tom Bundy

Full name Thomas Clark Bundy
Country  United States
Born October 8, 1881
Los Angeles, California
Died October 13, 1945 (aged 64)
Singles
Highest ranking No. 3 (1910, Karoly Mazak)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
US Open F (1910Ch)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open W (1912, 1913, 1914)

Thomas Clark Bundy (October 8, 1881 – October 13, 1945) was a tennis player from the Los Angeles, California, United States.

Tennis career

Bundy won the All-Comers final, but finished runner-up to William Larned in the Challenge Round of the U.S. National Championships Men's Singles event in 1910. He also reached the semi-finals in 1909 and 1911. Bundy took three consecutive Men's Doubles titles at the tournament, alongside Maurice McLoughlin, in 1912, 1913, and 1914.[2] He married tennis player U.S. National Championships and Wimbledon champion May Sutton in 1912, and is the father of 1938 Australian Championships winner Dorothy Cheney.

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

Tournament19091910191119121913
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A
Wimbledon A A A A A
US Open SF FCh SF 4R 2R

Grand Slam finals (6)

Singles (1)

Runner-up (1)

Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1910 U.S. National Championships Grass United States William Larned 6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 7–5

Doubles (5)

Winner (3)

Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
1912 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Maurice McLoughlin United States Raymond Little
United States Gustave Touchard
3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 7–5
1913 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Maurice McLoughlin United States John Strachan
United States Clarence Griffin
6–4, 7–5, 6–1
1914 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Maurice McLoughlin United States George Church
United States Dean Mathey
6–4, 6–2, 6–4

Runner-up (2)

Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
1910 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Trowridge Hendrick United States Fred Alexander
United States Harold Hackett
6–1, 8–6, 6–3
1915 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Maurice McLoughlin United States Bill Johnston
United States Clarence Griffin
2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

References

  1. Mazak, Karoly (2010). The Concise History of Tennis, p. 38.
  2. "US National/US Open Championships". usta.com. Retrieved 2009-06-24.