Wayne_Sabin

Wayne Sabin

Wayne Sabin

American tennis player

Wayne Sabin (April 1, 1915 – September 14, 1989) was an American male tennis player.

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He reached the final of the men's doubles competition at the U.S. National Championships (now US Open). He partnered with Gardnar Mulloy and lost the final in straight sets against Jack Kramer and Ted Schroeder.[1] His best singles performance came in 1939 and 1941 when he reached the quarterfinals at the U.S. National Championships where he was defeated by Welby Van Horn and Don McNeill respectively.

Sabin was ranked No. 6 among the U.S. amateurs in 1937 and 1941.

In 1939 Sabin won the singles title at the National Indoors Tennis Championships, played at the Seventh Regiment Armory in New York.[2][3] In 1942 he won the Orlando Professional Championships against Keith Gledhill.[4]

In 2009 Sabin was inducted into the USTA Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

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References

  1. [1]
    Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 477. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. [2]
    USTA, United States Tennis Association (1979). Bill Shannon (ed.). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (Rev. and updated 1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. p. 255. ISBN 0060144785.
  3. [3]
    "Portland's Tennis Star, Wayne Sabin, Wins Indoor Crown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. March 5, 1939.
  4. [4]
    "Wayne Sabin Wins Orlando Pro Play". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California: newspapers.com. February 2, 1942. p. 15. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
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