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|birth_place = [[Roxbury, Boston|Roxbury]], [[Massachusetts|MA]]
|birth_place = [[Roxbury, Boston|Roxbury]], [[Massachusetts|MA]]
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'''Leonard 'Leo' 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.
'''Leonard 'Leo' 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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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>
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 1898 he was ranked No.2 in the U.S. behind [[Malcolm Whitman]].
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. He died of pneumonia on December 28, 1914.<ref name=nytobit/>


==Grand Slam record==
==Grand Slam record==
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*Doubles finalist: 1899, 1901
*Doubles finalist: 1899, 1901


== Grand Slam doubles finals ==
== Grand Slam finals ==
=== Titles (2) ===
===Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runners-up)===
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|{{flagicon|USA|1896}} [[Holcombe Ward]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA|1896}} [[Dwight F. Davis|Dwight Davis]]
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=== Runner-ups (2) ===
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.tennisarchives.com/player.php?playerid=5944 Tennis Archives Profile]
*[http://www.tennisarchives.com/player.php?playerid=5944 Tennis Archives Profile]


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

Revision as of 10:49, 16 September 2014

Leo Ware
Full nameLeonard Everett Ware
Country (sports) United States
Born(1876-09-27)September 27, 1876
Roxbury, MA
DiedDecember 28, 1914(1914-12-28) (aged 38)[1]
Elizabeth, NJ
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 'Leo' 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 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. 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.[4]

In 1898 he was ranked No.2 in the U.S. behind Malcolm Whitman.

After his tennis career he became a banker and held several positions in the banking industry in Boston and New York. He died of pneumonia on December 28, 1914.[1]

Grand Slam record

U.S. National Championships

  • Doubles champion: 1897, 1898
  • Doubles finalist: 1899, 1901

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 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
Winner 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
Runner-up 1899 U.S. Championships Grass United States George Sheldon United States Holcombe Ward
United States Dwight F. Davis 		4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 1901 U.S. Championships Grass United States Beals Wright United States Holcombe Ward
United States Dwight F. Davis 		3–6, 7–9, 1–6

External links

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References

  1. ^ a b "Leonard E. Ware Dies" (PDF). The New York Times. December 29, 1914.
  2. ^ "NCAA Championships (1883-1956)". Council of Ivy League Presidents. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  3. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed. ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 455, 456, 476. ISBN 978-0942257700. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)
  4. ^ Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 338. ISBN 9780047960420.

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