Clarence Hobart

Hobart, around 1900

Clarence Hobart (born June 27, 1870 in Waltham , Massachusetts , † August 2, 1930 in Asheville , North Carolina ) was an American tennis player.

Career

Hobart took part in tennis tournaments from 1888. In 1891 he reached the final of the US Championships (now US Open ), but lost to last year's winner Oliver Campbell in five sets. In doubles he was able to win the championships in 1890, 1893 and 1894, in mixed 1892 and 1893, and in 1905 at the side of his wife Augusta Schultz . He also took part in the Wimbledon Championships , where he achieved his greatest success in 1898 by reaching the semifinals.

He last played at the American Championships in 1919.

title

Double

No.	year	competition	partner	Final opponent	Bottom line
1.	1890	American championships	Valentine Hall	Charles Carver John Ryerson	6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 2, 2: 6, 6: 3
2.	1893	American championships	Fred Hovey	Oliver Campbell Bob Huntington	6: 3, 6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 2
3.	1894	American championships	Fred Hovey	Carr Neel Sam Neel	6: 3, 8: 6, 6: 1

Mixed

No.	year	competition	Partner	Final opponent	Bottom line
1.	1892	American championships	Mabell Cahill	Elisabeth Moore Rodmond Beach	6: 1, 6: 3
2.	1893	American championships	Ellen Roosevelt	Ethel Bankston Robert Willson	6: 4, 4: 6, 10: 6
3.	1905	American championships	Augusta Schultz-Hobart	Elizabeth Moore Edward Dewhurst	6: 2, 6: 4

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Clarence Hobart. tennisarchives.com, accessed on October 16, 2012 (English). 
2. ^ Collins, B .: History of Tennis. 2nd Edition. New Chapter Press, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0 , p. 455
3. ↑ Collins (2010), pp. 476, 481