James Dwight
James Dwight (born July 14, 1852 in Paris , France , † July 13, 1917 in Mattapoisett , Massachusetts ) was an American tennis player .
Life
Dwight was born in Paris in 1852. In August 1874 he played with his cousin Fred Sears, the brother of the later seven-time US champion Richard Sears , in Nahant near Boston, possibly the first modern tennis match on American soil, which is why he is also known as the "father" of American tennis. In addition, he was next to Clarence Clark and EH Outerbridge, the brother of Mary Outerbridge (the "mother" of American tennis), one of the main initiators of the establishment of the American tennis association USTA in May 1881. From 1882 to 1884 and from 1894 to 1911 he was its president and in 1900 significantly involved in the founding of the Davis Cup .
As a player, he won the American doubles championships five times with his partner Richard Sears between 1882 and 1887 . His biggest single success was reaching the finals of the American Championships in 1883, which he lost to Sears. He was one of the first non- UK players at the Wimbledon Championships in 1884 .
Dwight died in Mattapoisett in 1917 . His son Richard Dwight , also a tennis player, was still playing when he was over 85. In 1955 he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame .
literature
- B. Collins: History of Tennis. 2nd Edition. New Chapter Press, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0 , pp. 573 f.
Web links
- James Dwight in the "International Tennis Hall of Fame" (English; with picture)
Individual evidence
- ↑ H. Gillmeister: cultural history of tennis. Wilhelm Fink Verlag, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-7705-2618-X , p. 257.
- ↑ H. Gillmeister: cultural history of tennis. 1990, p. 263.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dwight, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1852 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 1917 |
| Place of death | Mattapoisett , Massachusetts |