29 relations: Ace (tennis), Adrian Quist, Bill Tilden, Bobby Riggs, Don Budge, Don McNeill (tennis), Ernie Kovacs, Fred Perry, Gene Mako, George Lott, George Lyttleton-Rogers, Hungarians, Jack Crawford (tennis), Jack Kramer, Joe Whalen, Lester Stoefen, Madison Square Garden (1925), Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era, Oakland, California, Pancho Gonzales, Pancho Segura, Tennis, Time (magazine), U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, United States Army, US Open (tennis), Welby Van Horn, World number 1 ranked male tennis players, 1941 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles.
Ace (tennis)
In tennis, an ace is a legal serve that is not touched by the receiver, winning the point.
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Adrian Quist
Adrian Karl Quist (23 January 191317 November 1991) was an Australian tennis player.
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Bill Tilden
William Tatem Tilden II (February 10, 1893 – June 5, 1953), nicknamed "Big Bill," was an American male tennis player.
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Bobby Riggs
Robert Larimore Riggs (February 25, 1918 – October 25, 1995) was an American tennis champion who was the World No. 1 or the World co-No.
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Don Budge
John Donald ("Don" or "Donnie") Budge (June 13, 1915 – January 26, 2000) was an American tennis player.
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Don McNeill (tennis)
William Donald McNeill (April 30, 1918 – November 28, 1996) was an American tennis player.
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Ernie Kovacs
Ernest Edward "Ernie" Kovacs (January 23, 1919 – January 13, 1962) was an American comedian, actor, and writer.
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Fred Perry
Fred Perry (18 May 1909 – 2 February 1995) was a British tennis and table tennis player from England and former World No. 1 who won 10 Majors including eight Grand Slams and two Pro Slams single titles, as well as six Major doubles titles.
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Gene Mako
Constantine "Gene" Mako (Makó Jenő; January 24, 1916 – June 14, 2013) was an American tennis player and art gallery owner.
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George Lott
George Martin Lott (October 16, 1906 – December 3, 1991) was an American tennis player and tennis coach who was born in Springfield, Illinois, United States.
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George Lyttleton-Rogers
George Lyttleton-Rogers (10 July 1906 – 1963) was an Irish tennis player, promoter and coach.
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Hungarians
Hungarians, also known as Magyars (magyarok), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary (Magyarország) and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history and speak the Hungarian language.
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Jack Crawford (tennis)
John Herbert Crawford, (22 March 1908 – 10 September 1991) was an Australian tennis player during the 1930s.
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Jack Kramer
John Albert "Jack" Kramer (August 1, 1921 – September 12, 2009) was an American tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s.
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Joe Whalen
Joe Whalen (1916–1992) was an American tennis player in the 1930s who won a number of championships; he was originally from Millinocket, Maine, but grew up in Miami, Florida.
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Lester Stoefen
Lester Rollo Stoefen (March 30, 1911 – February 8, 1970) was an American tennis player of the 1930s.
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Madison Square Garden (1925)
Madison Square Garden (MSG III) was an indoor arena in New York City, the third bearing that name.
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Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era
Before the advent of the Open era of tennis competitions in April 1968, only amateurs were allowed to compete in established tournaments, including the four Grand Slams.
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Oakland, California
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States.
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Pancho Gonzales
Ricardo Alonso González (May 9, 1928 – July 3, 1995), usually known as Pancho Gonzales, and sometimes as Richard Gonzales, was an American tennis player who has been rated one of the greatest in the history of the sport.
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Pancho Segura
Francisco Olegario Segura (June 20, 1921 – November 18, 2017), better known as Pancho "Segoo" Segura, was a leading tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s, both as an amateur and as a professional.
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Tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles).
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Time (magazine)
Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.
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U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
The U.S. Pro Tennis Championships (also for a period known as the World Pro Championships) was the oldest professional tennis tournament played until its final year of 1999 and is considered as a part of the professional grand slam from 1927–1967 until the advent of Open Era.
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United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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US Open (tennis)
The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hard court tennis tournament.
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Welby Van Horn
Sidney Welby Van Horn (September 8, 1920 - September 17, 2014) was a retired American professional tennis player who later went on to have a career as a major tennis coach.
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World number 1 ranked male tennis players
World number 1 ranked male tennis players is a year-by-year listing of the male tennis players who were, at the end of a full calendar year of play, at the time, generally considered to be the best overall for that entire calendar year.
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1941 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles
Bobby Riggs defeated Francis Kovacs 8–6, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1941 U.S. National Championships.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Kovacs