Leo Ware
 | |
| Full name | Leonard Everett Ware |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Born | September 27, 1876 Roxbury, MA |
| Died | December 28, 1914 (aged 38)[1] Elizabeth, NJ |
| Turned pro | 1893 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1902 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| College | Harvard University |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No.2 (U.S. ranking) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | SF (1897, 1898, 1899, 1901) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | W (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 |  George Sheldon
|
 Harold Mahony Harold Nisbet
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11–13, 6–2, 9–7, 1–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 1898 | U.S. Championships | Grass | George Sheldon
|
Holcombe Ward Dwight Davis
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1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 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 |
| Runner-up | 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
- ^ a b "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.
{{cite book}}:|edition=has extra text (help) - ^ Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 338. ISBN 9780047960420.
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