Sidney Wood
1934 ) |
Sidney Burr Wood Jr. (November 1, 1911 – January 10, 2009) was an American tennis player who won the 1931 Wimbledon singles title. Wood was ranked in the world's Top 10 five times between 1931 and 1938, and was ranked World No. 6 in 1931 and 1934 and No. 5 in 1938 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph.[2]
Career
Wood was born in
Wood is credited with inventing, designing and patenting Supreme Court, a synthetic playing surface used for indoor courts.
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | 1931 | Wimbledon |
Grass | Frank Shields | walkover | [12] |
Loss | 1935 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Wilmer Allison | 2–6, 2–6, 3–6 | [13] |
Doubles: 1 runner-up
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | 1942 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Ted Schroeder | Gardnar Mulloy Bill Talbert |
7–9, 5–7, 1–6 | [14] |
Mixed Doubles: 1 runner-up
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | 1932 | French Championships | Clay | Helen Wills Moody |
Betty Nuthall Fred Perry |
4–6, 2–6 |
Family
Wood's uncle Watson Washburn was a Davis Cup team member. He credited his uncle with introducing him to tennis.[3]
Wood was the father of David, Colin, Sidney III, and
Wood was survived by three sons and his last wife, Patricia Wood (sister of the fashion editor Catherine Murray di Montezemolo[17]).
References
- ^ "Bromwich placed third". The Sydney Morning Herald. October 5, 1938. p. 19 – via Google News Archive.
- Béla Kehrling, ed. (November 1, 1931). "Külföldi hírek" [International news] (PDF). Tennisz és Golf. III (in Hungarian). Vol. 20. Budapest, Hungary: Egyesült Kő-, Könyvnyomda. Könyv- és Lapkiadó Rt. pp. 16–17. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
- ^ a b Tennis Master Sydney Wood Dies Southampton Press, January 15, 2009.
- ^ "Grand Slam Tennis Statistics". www.tennis.co.nf.
- AELTC. Archived from the originalon January 18, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
- ^ "Wimbledon 1931". www.tennis.co.nf.
- ISBN 9780942257700.
- AELTC.
- ^ Richard Goldstein (January 14, 2009). "Sidney Wood, 97, only Wimbledon winner by default". The New York Times. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
- ^ Charles Friedman (February 16, 1975). "Ex‐Champion Seeking the Perfect Court". The New York Times.
- ^ Tennis Great Sidney Woods Dies Associated Press, January 11, 2009
- ^ "Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Gentlemen's Singles". Wimbledon official tournament website. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Open Past Champions / Men's Singles". U.S. Open official website. Archived from the original on February 22, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Open Past Champions / Men's Doubles". U.S. Open official website. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ Father & Son Time Magazine, March 31, 1961
- ^ Segal, David. "Double Exposure: a Moment With Diane Arbus Created a Lasting Impression." Washington Post, May 12, 2005. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
- ^ "Patricia Wood, Edward Ney". The New York Times. April 30, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2021.