Clarence Hobart
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
- ↑ Clarence Hobart. tennisarchives.com, accessed on October 16, 2012 (English).
- ^ Collins, B .: History of Tennis. 2nd Edition. New Chapter Press, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0 , p. 455
- ↑ Collins (2010), pp. 476, 481
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hobart, Clarence |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1870 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Waltham , Massachusetts |
DATE OF DEATH | 2nd August 1930 |
Place of death | Asheville , North Carolina |