Gregory Mangin

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Gregory Mangin
Full nameGregory Sylvester Mangin[1]
Country (sports) United States
Born(1907-11-01)November 1, 1907
Newark, New Jersey
DiedOctober 27, 1979 (aged 71)[2][3]
Newark, New Jersey
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 5 (1933 U.S. ranking)
Grand Slam Singles results
French OpenQF (1933)
WimbledonQF (1930)
US OpenQF (1928, 1930, 1933, 1935, 1936)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
WimbledonQF (1931, 1932)
US OpenF (1931)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon4R (1930, 1932)

Gregory Sylvester Mangin (November 1, 1907 – October 27, 1979) was an American tennis player and Wall Street broker. He won four U.S. Indoor singles titles in the 1930s.[1]

Early life and education[]

Mangin was born in Newark, New Jersey. All four of his grandparents were born in Ireland.[4]

He was educated at Georgetown University and learned lawn tennis in Montclair, New Jersey.[5]

Tennis career[]

In 1931, Mangin and Berkeley Bell were runners-up in the doubles final of the U.S. National Championships in Brookline, Mass., losing in straight sets to compatriots John Van Ryn and Wilmer Allison.

Mangin won the singles title at the U.S. Indoor Championships, held at the Seventh Regiment Armory in New York, in 1932, 1933, 1935 and 1936.[6][7] He was a member of the US Davis Cup teams in 1930 and 1931 but did not play any matches.[8]

Military service[]

During WWII Mangin enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces (AAF). He became a tail gunner on the B-17 Flying Fortress and flew 50 missions over Europe. He was wounded twice in missions over Italy and France, and shot down two Bf 109s in a mission over Germany. Reaching the rank of staff sergeant, he received the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), the Air Medal with six clusters, and a Purple Heart with one cluster.[9]

Grand Slam finals[]

Doubles (1 runner-up)[]

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1931 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Berkeley Bell United States John Van Ryn
United States Wilmer Allison		 4–6, 3–6, 2–6

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Broker Acquires Fourth Straight National Crown". Brooklyn Times-Union. Brooklyn, New York. March 11, 1936. p. 14. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  2. ^ Familysearch
  3. ^ New Jersey, Death Index, 1901–2017
  4. ^ 1910 United States Federal Census
  5. ^ Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annual. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1935. p. 218.
  6. ^ USTA (1979). Bill Shannon (ed.). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (Rev. and updated 1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. p. 254. ISBN 0060144785.
  7. ^ "Sport: Tennis". Time. March 25, 1935. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011.
  8. ^ "Sutter and Mangin Added to U.S. Team". The New York Times. May 13, 1931.
  9. ^ "Gregory Mangin, Wounded Twice As Tail Gunner, To Take Up Golf". The Miami News. September 3, 1944.
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