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'''Leonard Everett Ware''' (September 27, 1876 – December 28, 1914) was an American male [[tennis]] player of Canadian origin. He won two titles in the men's doubles competition at the [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] played at the [[Newport Casino]], and reached the semifinals of the singles four times.
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'''Leonard 'Leo' Everett Ware''' (Sep 27, 1876 – Dec 28, 1914) was an American male tennis player of Canadian origin. He won two titles in the men's doubles competition at the [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] tennis played at the [[Newport Casino]].


Ware graduated from [[Harvard University]] in 1899 and represented Harvard in the intercollegiate tennis tournament, winning in the men's doubles in 1896, 1897 and 1898 and in the singles in 1898.<ref>{{cite web|title=NCAA Championships (1883-1956)|url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/history/championships/NCAA/1883-1956|publisher=Council of Ivy League Presidents|accessdate=April 20, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|edition=2nd ed.|pages=455, 456, 476}}</ref>
Ware won the interscholastic championship held in Newport, representing [[Roxbury Latin School]].<ref name=ltab>{{cite magazine|title=Varia|magazine=Lawn Tennis and Badminton|date=February 11, 1915|volume=VIII|issue=15|page=179}}</ref> He graduated from [[Harvard University]] in 1899 and represented Harvard in the intercollegiate tennis tournament, winning in the men's doubles in 1896, 1897 and 1898 and in the singles in 1898.<ref>{{cite web|title=NCAA Championships (1883-1956)|url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/history/championships/NCAA/1883-1956|publisher=Council of Ivy League Presidents|access-date=April 20, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030000134/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/history/championships/NCAA/1883-1956|archive-date=October 30, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|authorlink=Bud Collins|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|edition=2nd|pages=455, 456, 476}}</ref>


He won the [[Canadian Open (tennis)|Canadian Championships]] in 1897, beating [[Edwin P. Fischer]] in the final, and again in 1898, defeating [[Malcolm Whitman]] in the final
He won the [[Canadian Open (tennis)|Canadian Championships]] in 1897, beating [[Edwin P. Fischer]] in the final, and again in 1898, defeating [[Malcolm Whitman]] in the final. In March 1898 he won the inaugural edition of the [[U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships]], held in [[Newton Centre, Massachusetts|Newton Centre]], after defeating [[Holcombe Ward]] in the final in three straight sets.<ref name=robertson>{{cite book|last=Robertson|first=Max|title=The Encyclopedia of Tennis|year=1974|publisher=Allen & Unwin|location=London|isbn=9780047960420|page=338}}</ref>


In 1896 he was ranked for the first time in the U.S. top 10 and in 1898 achieved his highest U.S. ranking of No.2 behind [[Malcolm Whitman]].<ref name=ltab/>
He died of pneumonia on December 28, 1914.


After his tennis career he became a banker and held several positions in the banking industry in Boston and New York where he worked at the firm ''Mann, Bill & Ware''. Om April 19, 1904 he married Margaret Newcomb and the couple had three children.<ref name="wrightditsons1915">{{cite book|editor1-last=Wright|editor1-first=Irving C.|editor-link=Irving Wright|title=Wright and Ditson's Official Lawn Tennis Guide|year=1915|page=221|publisher=Wright & Ditson|location=Boston}}</ref> He died of [[pneumonia]] after a brief illness on December 28, 1914.<ref name=nytobit/><ref name="wrightditsons1915"/>


==Grand Slam record==
== Grand Slam finals ==
===U.S. National Championships===
*'''Doubles champion''': '''1897''', '''1898'''
*Doubles finalist: 1899, 1901


===Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runners-up)===
== Grand Slam doubles finals ==
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1897
|1897
|[[1897 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|U.S. Championships]]
|[[1897 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|U.S. Championships]]
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|{{flagicon|UKGBI}} [[Harold Mahony]] <br /> {{flagicon|UKGBI}} [[Harold Nisbet]]
|{{flagicon|UKGBI}} [[Harold Mahony]] <br /> {{flagicon|UKGBI}} [[Harold Nisbet]]
|11–13, 6–2, 9–7, 1–6, 6–1
|11–13, 6–2, 9–7, 1–6, 6–1
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1898
|1898
|[[1898 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|U.S. Championships]]
|[[1898 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|U.S. Championships]]
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|{{flagicon|USA|1896}} [[Holcombe Ward]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA|1896}} [[Dwight F. Davis|Dwight Davis]]
|{{flagicon|USA|1896}} [[Holcombe Ward]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA|1896}} [[Dwight F. Davis|Dwight Davis]]
|1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
|1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1899

=== Runner-ups (2) ===
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|[[1899 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|U.S. Championships]]
|[[1899 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|U.S. Championships]]
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|{{flagicon|USA|1896}} [[Holcombe Ward]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA|1896}} [[Dwight F. Davis]]
|{{flagicon|USA|1896}} [[Holcombe Ward]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA|1896}} [[Dwight F. Davis]]
|4–6, 4–6, 3–6
|4–6, 4–6, 3–6
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|1901
|[[1901 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|U.S. Championships]]
|[[1901 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|U.S. Championships]]
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|{{flagicon|USA|1896}} [[Beals Wright]]
|{{flagicon|USA|1896}} [[Beals Wright]]
|{{flagicon|USA|1896}}[[Holcombe Ward]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA|1896}} [[Dwight F. Davis]]
|{{flagicon|USA|1896}} [[Holcombe Ward]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA|1896}} [[Dwight F. Davis]]
|3–6, 7–9, 1–6
|3–6, 7–9, 1–6
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==External links==
*[http://www.tennisarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=5944 Tennis Archives Profile]
==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{ATP}}


{{U.S. National Championships Men's doubles champions}}
{{U.S. National Championships Men's doubles champions}}


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Latest revision as of 17:27, 7 May 2024

Leo Ware
Full nameLeonard Everett Ware
Country (sports) United States
Born(1876-09-27)September 27, 1876
Roxbury, MA, U.S.
DiedDecember 28, 1914(1914-12-28) (aged 38)[1]
Elizabeth, NJ, U.S.
Turned pro1893 (amateur tour)
Retired1902
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CollegeHarvard University
Singles
Highest rankingNo.2 (U.S. ranking)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenSF (1897, 1898, 1899, 1901)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US OpenW (1897, 1898)

Leonard Everett Ware (September 27, 1876 – December 28, 1914) was an American male tennis player of Canadian origin. He won two titles in the men's doubles competition at the U.S. National Championships played at the Newport Casino, and reached the semifinals of the singles four times.

Ware won the interscholastic championship held in Newport, representing Roxbury Latin School.[2] He graduated from Harvard University in 1899 and represented Harvard in the intercollegiate tennis tournament, winning in the men's doubles in 1896, 1897 and 1898 and in the singles in 1898.[3][4]

He won the Canadian Championships in 1897, beating Edwin P. Fischer in the final, and again in 1898, defeating Malcolm Whitman in the final. In March 1898 he won the inaugural edition of the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, held in Newton Centre, after defeating Holcombe Ward in the final in three straight sets.[5]

In 1896 he was ranked for the first time in the U.S. top 10 and in 1898 achieved his highest U.S. ranking of No.2 behind Malcolm Whitman.[2]

After his tennis career he became a banker and held several positions in the banking industry in Boston and New York where he worked at the firm Mann, Bill & Ware. Om April 19, 1904 he married Margaret Newcomb and the couple had three children.[6] He died of pneumonia after a brief illness on December 28, 1914.[1][6]

Grand Slam finals[edit]

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runners-up)[edit]

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1897 U.S. Championships Grass United States George Sheldon United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Harold Mahony
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Harold Nisbet 		11–13, 6–2, 9–7, 1–6, 6–1
Win 1898 U.S. Championships Grass United States George Sheldon United States Holcombe Ward
United States Dwight Davis 		1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Loss 1899 U.S. Championships Grass United States George Sheldon United States Holcombe Ward
United States Dwight F. Davis 		4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 1901 U.S. Championships Grass United States Beals Wright United States Holcombe Ward
United States Dwight F. Davis 		3–6, 7–9, 1–6

References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leo Ware.
  1. ^ a b "Leonard E. Ware Dies" (PDF). The New York Times. December 29, 1914.
  2. ^ a b "Varia". Lawn Tennis and Badminton. Vol. VIII, no. 15. February 11, 1915. p. 179.
  3. ^ "NCAA Championships (1883-1956)". Council of Ivy League Presidents. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  4. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 455, 456, 476. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  5. ^ Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 338. ISBN 9780047960420.
  6. ^ a b Wright, Irving C., ed. (1915). Wright and Ditson's Official Lawn Tennis Guide. Boston: Wright & Ditson. p. 221.

External links[edit]

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