Robert LeRoy

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Robert LeRoy
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LeRoy in 1904
Country (sports) United States
BornFebruary 7, 1885
New York City
DiedSeptember 7, 1946(1946-09-07) (aged 61)
New York City
Turned pro1901 (amateur tour)
Retired1931
CollegeColumbia University
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
US OpenF (1907)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1904 St. Louis Singles
Silver medal – second place 1904 St. Louis Doubles

Robert LeRoy (February 7, 1885 – September 7, 1946) was a tennis player from New York City in the United States, who won two medals at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. He won a Silver medal in both the men's singles event and the men's doubles tournament, partnering Alphonzo Bell.[1][2]

Tennis career[]

He played collegiate tennis at Columbia University, where in 1904 and 1906 he won the National Collegiate Athletics Association singles championship. In 1907, he was a singles finalist at the U.S. National Championships, now known as the US Open. In the semi finals against Henry Mollenhauer, LeRoy trailed 2 sets to 1 and 5–2 and Mollenhauer had two match points. A questionable line call and his opponent suffering from cramps allowed LeRoy to reach the final,[3] where he lost in straight sets to eventual seven times champion William Larned.[4] He also won three consecutive singles titles (1907–1909) at the tournament now known as the Cincinnati Masters.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Sports Reference Olympics Profile
  2. ^ "Robert LeRoy". Olympedia. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "28 Aug 1907, Page 17, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle". bklyn.newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed. Boston: Barre Publishers. p. 79. OCLC 172306.
  5. ^ Smith, Phillip S. (2012). "From Club Court to Center Court: The Evolution of Tennis in Cincinnati", 2012 Edition.
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