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{{short description|American tennis player}}
{{short description|American tennis player}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Wayne Sabin
|name = Wayne Sabin
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|height = [[Boca Raton]], [[Florida]], U.S.
|height = [[Boca Raton]], [[Florida]], U.S.
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|turnedpro = 1942 (amateur from 1934)
|retired = 1954
|retired = 1954
|plays = Right-handed
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|AustralianOpenresult =
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|FrenchOpenresult =
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|Wimbledonresult = 2R ([[1937 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles|1937]])
|Wimbledonresult = 2R ([[1937 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1937]])
|USOpenresult = QF ([[1939 U.S. National Championships - Men's Singles|1939]], [[1941 U.S. National Championships - Men's Singles|1941]])
|USOpenresult = QF ([[1939 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|1939]], [[1941 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|1941]])
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|Othertournaments = yes
|USProresult = SF ([[U.S. Pro Tennis Championships draws, 1927–1945#1942|1942]], [[U.S. Pro Tennis Championships draws, 1946–1967#1946|1946]])
|USProresult = SF ([[U.S. Pro Tennis Championships draws, 1927–1945#1942|1942]], [[U.S. Pro Tennis Championships draws, 1946–1967#1946|1946]])
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Sabin was ranked No. 6 among the U.S. amateurs in 1937 and 1941.
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.<ref>{{cite book|last=USTA|first=United States Tennis Association|title=Official Encyclopedia of Tennis|year=1979|publisher=Harper & Row|location=New York|isbn=0060144785|edition=Rev. and updated 1st|editor=Bill Shannon|page=[https://archive.org/details/officialencyclop0000unit/page/255 255]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/officialencyclop0000unit/page/255}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NK5eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ky8MAAAAIBAJ&dq=wayne%20sabin%20tennis%20indoor&pg=3244%2C4264683|title=Portland's Tennis Star, Wayne Sabin, Wins Indoor Crown|date=March 5, 1939|publisher=Lewiston Morning Tribune}}</ref>
In 1939 Sabin won the singles title at the National Indoors Tennis Championships, played at the [[Seventh Regiment Armory]] in New York.<ref>{{cite book|last=USTA|first=United States Tennis Association|title=Official Encyclopedia of Tennis|year=1979|publisher=Harper & Row|location=New York|isbn=0060144785|edition=Rev. and updated 1st|editor=Bill Shannon|page=[https://archive.org/details/officialencyclop0000unit/page/255 255]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/officialencyclop0000unit/page/255}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NK5eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ky8MAAAAIBAJ&dq=wayne%20sabin%20tennis%20indoor&pg=3244%2C4264683|title=Portland's Tennis Star, Wayne Sabin, Wins Indoor Crown|date=March 5, 1939|publisher=Lewiston Morning Tribune}}</ref> In 1942 he won the [[Orlando Professional Championships]] against Keith Gledhill.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wayne Sabin Wins Orlando Pro Play |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/380816393/?terms=Orlando%20Professional%20tournament%2C%20tennis&match=1 |access-date=22 January 2024 |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |publisher=newspapers.com |date=2 Feb 1942 |location=Los Angeles, California |page=15 |language=en}}</ref>
In 2009 Sabin was inducted into the USTA Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame.
In 2009 Sabin was inducted into the USTA Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame.
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || [[1941 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1941]] || [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] || Grass ||{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Gardnar Mulloy]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Jack Kramer]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA|192}} [[Ted Schroeder]] || 7–9, 4–6, 2–6
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || [[1941 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1941]] || [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] || Grass ||{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Gardnar Mulloy]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Jack Kramer]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA|192}} [[Ted Schroeder]] || 7–9, 4–6, 2–6
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Des Moines, Iowa]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Des Moines, Iowa]]
[[Category:Professional tennis players before the Open Era]]
[[Category:Professional tennis players before the Open Era]]
[[Category:Tennis players from Iowa]]

Latest revision as of 21:59, 22 January 2024

Wayne Sabin
Full nameWayne R. Sabin
Country (sports) United States
Born(1915-04-01)April 1, 1915
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
DiedSeptember 14, 1989(1989-09-14) (aged 74)
HeightBoca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Turned pro1942 (amateur from 1934)
Retired1954
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon2R (1937)
US OpenQF (1939, 1941)
Other tournaments
US ProSF (1942, 1946)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US OpenF (1941)

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

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[edit]

Doubles (1 runner-up)[edit]

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1941 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Gardnar Mulloy United States Jack Kramer
United States Ted Schroeder		 7–9, 4–6, 2–6

References[edit]

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 477. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  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. ^ "Portland's Tennis Star, Wayne Sabin, Wins Indoor Crown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. March 5, 1939.
  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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