Tom Bundy: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Added wikilink
 
(65 intermediate revisions by 28 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|American tennis player}}
[[Image:Tom Bundy.jpg|250px|thumb|Tom Bundy at the [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]]]]
{{Infobox tennis biography
'''Thomas Clark Bundy''' (October 8, 1881 – October 13, 1945) was a tennis player from the [[Los Angeles, California, United States]]. He won the All-Comers final, but finished runner-up to [[William Larned]] in the Challenge Round of the [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] men's singles event, in [[1910 U.S. National Championships|1910]]. Bundy took consecutive three men's doubles titles at the tournament, alongside [[Maurice McLoughlin]], in [[1912 U.S. National Championships|1912]], [[1913 U.S. National Championships|1913]], and [[1914 U.S. National Championships|1914]].<ref name=USTAFinals>{{cite web|work=usta.com|title=US National/US Open Championships| url =http://www.usta.com/presentations/USTAYearBook/34.pdf| accessdate =2009-06-24}}</ref> He married tennis player [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] and [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] champion [[May Sutton]] in 1912, and is the father of [[1938 Australian Championships (tennis)|1938 Australian Championships]] winner [[Dorothy Cheney]].
|name = Tom Bundy
|image = Tom Bundy LCCN2014689494 (cropped).jpg
|caption = Tom Bundy at the [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]]
|fullname = Thomas Clark Bundy
|country = {{USA}}
|residence =
|birth_date = {{birth date|1881|10|08}}
|birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|1945|10|13|1881|10|08}}
|death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
|height = <!-- {{convert|HEIGHT IN METRES|m|abbr=on}} or {{convert|FEET|ft|INCHES|in|abbr=on}} -->
|college =
|turnedpro =
|retired =
|plays =
|careerprizemoney =
|tennishofyear = <!-- year inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame -->
|tennishofid = <!-- ID from the Tennis HoF website, taken from http://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/First Name-Last Name i.e. martina-navratilova, which it is all undercase letters-->
|website = <!-- official web site address like this: [http://www.site.com www.site.com] -->
|singlesrecord =
|singlestitles =
|highestsinglesranking =
|AustralianOpenresult =
|FrenchOpenresult =
|Wimbledonresult =
|USOpenresult = F ([[1910 U.S. National Championships (tennis)#Men's Singles|1910<sup>Ch</sup>]])
|Othertournaments = <!-- adds a "Other tournaments" title -->
|MastersCupresult =
|WTAChampionshipsresult =
|Olympicsresult =
|doublesrecord =
|doublestitles =
|highestdoublesranking =
|grandslamsdoublesresults =
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult =
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult =
|WimbledonDoublesresult =
|USOpenDoublesresult = '''W''' (1912, 1913, 1914)
|OthertournamentsDoubles = <!-- adds a "Other doubles tournaments" title -->
|MastersCupDoublesresult =
|WTAChampionshipsDoublesresult =
|OlympicsDoublesresult =
|Mixed = <!-- adds mixed information-->
|mixedrecord =
|mixedtitles =
|AustralianOpenMixedresult =
|FrenchOpenMixedresult =
|WimbledonMixedresult =
|USOpenMixedresult =
}}
'''Thomas Clark Bundy''' (October 8, 1881 – October 13, 1945) was a [[tennis player]] from Los Angeles, California, who was active in the early 20th century. With [[Maurice McLoughlin]], he won three doubles titles at the [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]]. [[Bundy Drive]], a major thoroughfare in West Los Angeles, is named for him and his tennis star wife May the first American to win Wimbledon.<ref name="bundydrive">[https://forgottennewsmakers.com/2013/10/14/may-sutton-bundy-1887-1975-first-american-to-win-wimbledon/ "MAY SUTTON BUNDY (1887 – 1975) First American to Win Wimbledon"]</ref>


==Tennis career==
==Grand Slam finals (6)==
Bundy won the All-Comers singles final against [[Beals Wright]], but finished runner-up to [[William Larned]] in a five-set Challenge Round at the [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] in [[1910 U.S. National Championships|1910]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Larned works Bundy|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/372418215/|work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=August 26, 1910|page=10|quote=For the fourth consecutive time and for the sixth time in his career as tennis player William A. Larned, of Summit, N. J., today won the challenge match of the singles championship of the United States, defeating Thos. C. Bundy, of Los Angeles, Cal., on the Casin courts, 6–1, 5–7, 6–0, 6–8, 6–1|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref name="talbert">{{cite book|title=Tennis Observed|year=1967|oclc=172306|publisher=Barre Publishers|location=Barre|pages=84–85|author=Bill Talbert|authorlink=Bill Talbert}}</ref> He also reached the semifinals in 1909 and 1911. Bundy won three consecutive doubles titles at the championships, alongside [[Maurice McLoughlin]], in [[1912 U.S. National Championships|1912]], [[1913 U.S. National Championships|1913]], and [[1914 U.S. National Championships|1914]].<ref name=USTAFinals>{{cite web|work=usta.com|title=US National/US Open Championships|url=http://www.usta.com/presentations/USTAYearBook/34.pdf|accessdate=2009-06-24|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812182615/http://www.usta.com/presentations/USTAYearBook/34.pdf|archivedate=2011-08-12}}</ref>
===Singles (1)===

====Runner-up (1)====
When the [[Los Angeles Tennis Club]] was founded in 1920 Bundy was elected as its first president.<ref name=baltzell>{{cite book|last1=Baltzell|first1=E. Digby|authorlink=
{| class="sortable wikitable"
E. Digby Baltzell|title=Sporting Gentlemen : Men's Tennis from the Age of Honor to the Cult of the Superstar|date=1995|publisher=Free Press|location=New York [u.a.]|isbn=9780029013151|page=233}}</ref>
|width="50"|'''Year

|width="200"|'''Championship
==Personal life==
|width="80"|'''Surface
On December 11, 1912 Bundy married tennis player [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] and [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] champion [[May Sutton]].<ref name="latimes1945">{{cite news |title=Bundy of tennis fame dies at 64 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/380750866/ |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |date=October 14, 1945 |page=2 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-access=subscription }}</ref> They separated in 1923 and were divorced in 1940. The couple had four children including daughter [[Dorothy Cheney]], a tennis player who won the singles title at the [[1938 Australian Championships (tennis)|1938 Australian Championships]].<ref name="latimes1945"/>
|width="200"|'''Opponent in the final

|width="200"|'''Score in the final
==Grand Slam finals ==
|-bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
===Singles (1 runner-up)===
| [[1910 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1910]] || [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] || Grass ||{{flagicon|USA|1908}} [[William Larned]] || 6&ndash;1, 6&ndash;2, 3&ndash;6, 7&ndash;5

{| class='sortable wikitable'
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:35px"|Year
!style="width:200px"|Championship
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:170px"|Opponent
!style="width:170px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-style="background:#ccf;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || [[1910 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1910]] || [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] || Grass ||{{flagicon|USA|1908}} [[William Larned]] || 1–6, 7–5, 0–6, 8–6, 1–6
|}
|}


===Doubles (5)===
===Doubles (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)===

====Winner (3)====
{| class="sortable wikitable"
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result
|width="50"|'''Year'''
!style="width:35px"|Year
|width="200"|'''Championship'''
!style="width:200px"|Championship
|width="80"|'''Surface'''
!style="width:50px"|Surface
|width="200"|'''Partner'''
!style="width:170px"|Partner
|width="200"|'''Opponents in the final'''
!style="width:170px"|Opponents
|width="200"|'''Score in the final'''
!style="width:170px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|-style="background:#ccf;"
| [[1912 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1912]] || [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] || Grass ||{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Maurice McLoughlin]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Raymond Little]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA|192}} [[Gustave Touchard]] || 3&ndash;6, 6&ndash;2, 6&ndash;1, 7&ndash;5
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || [[1910 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1910]] || U.S. National Championships || Grass ||{{flagicon|USA|1908}} [[Trowridge Hendrick]] || {{flagicon|USA|1908}} [[Fred Alexander]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA|1908}} [[Harold Hackett]] || 1–6, 6–8, 3–6
|-bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|-style="background:#ccf;"
| [[1913 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1913]] || [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] || Grass ||{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Maurice McLoughlin]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[John Strachan]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA|192}} [[Clarence Griffin]] || 6&ndash;4, 7&ndash;5, 6&ndash;1
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || [[1912 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1912]] || U.S. National Championships || Grass ||{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Maurice McLoughlin]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Raymond Little]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA|192}} [[Gus Touchard|Gustave Touchard]] || 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 7–5
|-bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|-style="background:#ccf;"
| [[1914 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1914]] || [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] || Grass ||{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Maurice McLoughlin]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[George Church]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA|192}} [[Dean Mathey]] || 6&ndash;4, 6&ndash;2, 6&ndash;4
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || [[1913 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1913]] || U.S. National Championships || Grass ||{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Maurice McLoughlin || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[John Strachan]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA|192}} [[Clarence Griffin]] || 6–4, 7–5, 6–1
|-style="background:#ccf;"
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || [[1914 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1914]] || U.S. National Championships || Grass ||{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Maurice McLoughlin || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} George Church <br /> {{flagicon|USA|192}} [[Dean Mathey]] || 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
|-style="background:#ccf;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || [[1915 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1915]] || U.S. National Championships || Grass ||{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Maurice McLoughlin || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Johnston (tennis player)|Bill Johnston]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Clarence Griffin || 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
|}
|}


==Grand Slam tournament singles performance timeline==
====Runner-up (2)====
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
{| class="sortable wikitable"
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|width="50"|'''Year'''
!Tournament!!1909!!1910!!1911!!1912!!1913
|width="200"|'''Championship'''
|-
|width="80"|'''Surface'''
|align=left|[[Australian Open]]
|width="200"|'''Partner'''
|A
|width="200"|'''Opponents in the final'''
|A
|width="200"|'''Score in the final'''
|A
|-bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|A
| [[1910 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1910]] || [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] || Grass ||{{flagicon|USA|1908}} [[Trowridge Hendrick]] || {{flagicon|USA|1908}} [[Fred Alexander]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA|1908}} [[Harold Hackett]] || 6&ndash;1, 8&ndash;6, 6&ndash;3
|A
|-bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|-
| [[1915 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1915]] || [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] || Grass ||{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Maurice McLoughlin]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Johnston]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Clarence Griffin]] || 2&ndash;6, 6&ndash;3, 6&ndash;4, 3&ndash;6, 6&ndash;3
|align=left|[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|-
|align=left|[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
|bgcolor=yellow|[[1909 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|SF]]
|bgcolor=thistle|[[1910 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|F<sup>Ch</sup>]]
|bgcolor=yellow|[[1911 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|SF]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1912 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|4R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1913 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|2R]]
|-
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{ITF}}
* {{Davis Cup player}}


{{U.S. National Championships Men's doubles champions}}
{{U.S. National Championships Men's doubles champions}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bundy, Tom}}
[[Category:American tennis players]]


{{Authority control}}
[[fr:Tom Bundy]]


{{DEFAULTSORT:Bundy, Tom}}
{{US-tennisbio-stub}}
[[Category:American male tennis players]]
[[Category:Tennis players from Los Angeles]]
[[Category:United States National champions (tennis)]]
[[Category:1881 births]]
[[Category:1945 deaths]]
[[Category:Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles]]

Latest revision as of 23:47, 4 December 2023

Tom Bundy
Tom Bundy at the U.S. National Championships
Full nameThomas Clark Bundy
Country (sports) United States
Born(1881-10-08)October 8, 1881
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedOctober 13, 1945(1945-10-13) (aged 64)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenF (1910Ch)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US OpenW (1912, 1913, 1914)

Thomas Clark Bundy (October 8, 1881 – October 13, 1945) was a tennis player from Los Angeles, California, who was active in the early 20th century. With Maurice McLoughlin, he won three doubles titles at the U.S. National Championships. Bundy Drive, a major thoroughfare in West Los Angeles, is named for him and his tennis star wife May the first American to win Wimbledon.[1]

Tennis career[edit]

Bundy won the All-Comers singles final against Beals Wright, but finished runner-up to William Larned in a five-set Challenge Round at the U.S. National Championships in 1910.[2][3] He also reached the semifinals in 1909 and 1911. Bundy won three consecutive doubles titles at the championships, alongside Maurice McLoughlin, in 1912, 1913, and 1914.[4]

When the Los Angeles Tennis Club was founded in 1920 Bundy was elected as its first president.[5]

Personal life[edit]

On December 11, 1912 Bundy married tennis player U.S. National Championships and Wimbledon champion May Sutton.[6] They separated in 1923 and were divorced in 1940. The couple had four children including daughter Dorothy Cheney, a tennis player who won the singles title at the 1938 Australian Championships.[6]

Grand Slam finals[edit]

Singles (1 runner-up)[edit]

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1910 U.S. National Championships Grass United States William Larned 1–6, 7–5, 0–6, 8–6, 1–6

Doubles (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)[edit]

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1910 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Trowridge Hendrick United States Fred Alexander
United States Harold Hackett		 1–6, 6–8, 3–6
Win 1912 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Maurice McLoughlin United States Raymond Little
United States Gustave Touchard		 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 7–5
Win 1913 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Maurice McLoughlin United States John Strachan
United States Clarence Griffin		 6–4, 7–5, 6–1
Win 1914 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Maurice McLoughlin United States George Church
United States Dean Mathey		 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 1915 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Maurice McLoughlin United States Bill Johnston
United States Clarence Griffin		 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6

Grand Slam tournament singles performance timeline[edit]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913
Australian Open A A A A A
Wimbledon A A A A A
US Open SF FCh SF 4R 2R

References[edit]

  1. ^ "MAY SUTTON BUNDY (1887 – 1975) First American to Win Wimbledon"
  2. ^ "Larned works Bundy". The Baltimore Sun. August 26, 1910. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com. For the fourth consecutive time and for the sixth time in his career as tennis player William A. Larned, of Summit, N. J., today won the challenge match of the singles championship of the United States, defeating Thos. C. Bundy, of Los Angeles, Cal., on the Casin courts, 6–1, 5–7, 6–0, 6–8, 6–1
  3. ^ Bill Talbert (1967). Tennis Observed. Barre: Barre Publishers. pp. 84–85. OCLC 172306.
  4. ^ "US National/US Open Championships" (PDF). usta.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
  5. ^ Baltzell, E. Digby (1995). Sporting Gentlemen : Men's Tennis from the Age of Honor to the Cult of the Superstar. New York [u.a.]: Free Press. p. 233. ISBN 9780029013151.
  6. ^ a b "Bundy of tennis fame dies at 64". The Los Angeles Times. October 14, 1945. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tom Bundy.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tom_Bundy&oldid=1188367154"