Paul Gleeson
Paul Gleeson 
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| Nation: |
 United States
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| Birthday: | March 31, 1880 |
| Date of death: | November 26, 1956 |
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| Career record: | 0-0 |
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| Career record: | 0: 1 |
| Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) | |
Thomas Paul Gleeson (born March 31, 1880 in St. Louis , Missouri , † November 26, 1956 in Richmond Heights , Missouri) was an American tennis player .
biography
Paul Gleeson entered the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis in men's doubles with his German partner Hugo Hardy . Hardy was the only tennis player in the Games who was not from the United States . The duo lost their first round game and was eliminated.
In the following years he played a few more regional tournaments and four years later won the Central States championships in doubles with Drummond Jones . He also reached the finals in the individual, but lost there. In 1909 he joined Orien Vernon and reached the final again, where they defeated the double Jones and Charles Peters.
Web links
- Paul Gleeson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- ITF profile of Paul Gleeson (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gleeson, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gleeson, Thomas Paul (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 26, 1956 |
| Place of death | Richmond Heights , United States |