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|birth_date = {{birth date|1876|9|27}} |
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|birth_place = [[Roxbury, Boston|Roxbury]], [[Massachusetts|MA]], [[USA]] |
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|death_date = {{death date and age|1914|12|28|1876|9|27}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Leonard E. Ware Dies|url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9904E0D61438E633A2575AC2A9649D946596D6CF|publisher=The New York Times|date= |
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|death_place = [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]], [[New Jersey|NJ]], [[USA]] |
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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]]. |
'''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]]. |
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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= |
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> |
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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 |
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He died of pneumonia on |
He died of pneumonia on December 28, 1914. |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American tennis player |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American tennis player |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = September 27, 1876 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = Roxbury, MA, USA |
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Roxbury, MA, USA |
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| DATE OF DEATH = December 28, 1914 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = Elizabeth, NJ, USA |
| PLACE OF DEATH = Elizabeth, NJ, USA |
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| Full name | Leonard Everett Ware |
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| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Born | September 27, 1876 Roxbury, MA, USA |
| Died | December 28, 1914 (aged 38)[1] Elizabeth, NJ, USA |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | SF (1897, 1898, 1899, 1901) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | W (1897, 1898) |
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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 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.[2][3]
He won the Canadian Championships in 1897, beating Edwin P. Fischer in the final, and again in 1898, defeating Malcolm Whitman in the final
He died of pneumonia on December 28, 1914.
Grand Slam record
U.S. National Championships
- Doubles champion: 1897, 1898
- Doubles finalist: 1899, 1901
Grand Slam doubles finals
Titles (2)
| Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| 1897 | U.S. Championships | Grass |  George Sheldon
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 Harold Mahony Harold Nisbet
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11–13, 6–2, 9–7, 1–6, 6–1 |
| 1898 | U.S. Championships | Grass | George Sheldon
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Holcombe Ward Dwight Davis
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1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
Runner-ups (2)
| Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| 1899 | U.S. Championships | Grass | George Sheldon
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Holcombe Ward Dwight F. Davis
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4–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| 1901 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Beals Wright
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Holcombe Ward Dwight F. Davis
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3–6, 7–9, 1–6 |
External links
References
- ^ "Leonard E. Ware Dies" (PDF). The New York Times. December 29, 1914.
- ^ "NCAA Championships (1883-1956)". Council of Ivy League Presidents. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed. ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 455, 456, 476. ISBN 978-0942257700.
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