George Lott
Full name | George Martin Lott |
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Country (sports) | 1934 ) |
George Martin Lott (October 16, 1906 – December 3, 1991) was an American
At the U.S. championships singles in 1928, Lott beat Christian Boussus and John Doeg then lost to Frank Hunter in the semifinals.[2] In 1931, Lott beat defending champion Doeg in the semifinals, then lost to Ellsworth Vines in the final.[2]
Lott won the Canadian Covered Court Championships four times. In 1927, he defeated Canadian Willard Crocker in a five-set final; in 1928, he defeated Frank Shields in straight sets in the final; in 1930, he defeated Frederic Mercur in a five-set final; and in 1931, he defeated Berkeley Bell in straight sets in the semifinals and John Van Ryn in a five-set final.
In 1928, he won the Pinehurst Resort title on clay, defeating Shields in the final in a five-set match.
In 1929 and 1930, he was ranked World No. 6 and No. 7 by
In 1934, Lott became a touring professional, giving up his amateur status and the ability to play in Grand Slam tournaments. He signed a professional contract in November 1934 with promoter Bill O'Brien and in January 1935 and started a series of head-to-head matches against Bill Tilden; by March, he trailed Tilden 5–26.[6][7]
Lott was the men's tennis coach at [DePaul University from 1969 until his death in Chicago on December 3, 1991.[8][9] He had been inducted into the school's Athletics Hall of Fame in 1984.[10]
Lott was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1964.[11]
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1931 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Ellsworth Vines | 9–7, 3–6, 7–9, 5–7 |
Doubles (8 titles, 1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1928 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | John Hennessey | Gerald Patterson Jack Hawkes |
6–2, 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 1929 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | John Doeg | Berkeley Bell Lewis White |
10–8, 16–14, 6–1 |
Loss | 1930 | Wimbledon | Grass | John Doeg | John Van Ryn Wilmer Allison |
3–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1930 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | John Doeg | John Van Ryn Wilmer Allison |
8–6, 6–3, 4–6, 13–15, 6–4 |
Win | 1931 | French Championships |
Clay | John Van Ryn | Vernon Kirby Norman Farquharson |
6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 1931 | Wimbledon | Grass | John Van Ryn | Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet |
6–2, 10–8, 9–11, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 1933 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Lester Stoefen | Frank Shields Frank Parker |
11–13, 9–7, 9–7, 6–3 |
Win | 1934 | Wimbledon | Grass | Lester Stoefen | Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon |
6–2, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 1934 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Lester Stoefen | Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn |
6–4, 9–7, 3–6, 6–4 |
Mixed doubles (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1929 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Betty Nuthall | Phyllis Covell Bunny Austin |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 1931 | Wimbledon | Grass | Anna McCune Harper | Joan Ridley Ian Collins |
6–3, 1–6, 6–1 |
Win | 1931 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Betty Nuthall | Anna McCune Harper Wilmer Allison |
6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 1933 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Sarah Palfrey |
Elizabeth Ryan Ellsworth Vines |
9–11, 1–6 |
Win | 1934 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Helen Jacobs | Elizabeth Ryan Lester Stoefen |
4–6, 13–11, 6–2 |
Other tennis achievements
- Davis Cup team member – 1928–31, 1933–34
- The first player, and one of only four (Cincinnati Mastersfour 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
- ^ Béla Kehrling, ed. (October 1, 1931). "Külföldi hírek" [International news] (PDF). Tennisz és Golf. III (in Hungarian). 18–19. Budapest, Hungary: Egyesült Kő-, Könyvnyomda, Könyv- és Lapkiadó Rt: 3–9. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- ^ OCLC 172306.
- ^ "Tilden Ranks Fourth in London Telegraph Rankings", The Toledo News-Bee, September 19, 1929.
- Béla Kehrling, ed. (November 20, 1930). "tennis and golf"(PDF). Tennisz és Golf (in Hungarian). II (21). Budapest, Hungary: Bethlen Gábor irod. és Nyomdai RT. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- Béla Kehrling, ed. (October 22, 1930). "Külföldi hírek"[International news] (PDF). Tennisz és Golf. II (in Hungarian). 19–20. Budapest, Hungary: Bethlen Gábor Irod. és Nyomdai R.T.: 375. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
- ^ McCauley, Joe (2000). The History of Professional Tennis. Windsor: The Short Run Book Company Limited. pp. 25–26.
- ^ Howard Barry (January 26, 1935). "Tilden and Lott play tonight on Armory courts". Chicago Daily Tribune.
- ^ "George Lott, Tennis coach, 85" (obituary), The New York Times, Wednesday, December 4, 1991..
- ^ "Three-time Wimbledon winner George Lott dead at 85". UPI. December 3, 1991.
- ^ "Hall of Fame – DePaul University Athletics". Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ^ "Hall of Famers – George Lott". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2012.