Whitney Reed

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Whitney Reed Tennis player
Nation: United StatesUnited States United States
Birthday: August 20, 1932
Date of death: January 9, 2015
Playing hand: Right
singles
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open -
French Open 3R (1962)
Wimbledon 3R (1962)
US Open VF (1961)
Double
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open -
French Open -
Wimbledon 2R (1962)
US Open -
Mixed
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open -
French Open -
Wimbledon 3R (1961)
US Open -
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Whitney Reed (born August 20, 1932 in Oakland , † January 9, 2015 in Alameda ) was an American tennis player .

life and career

At the US Open in 1961 , Reed reached the quarter-finals, but retired 8: 6, 3: 6, 3: 6 and 2: 6 against the Mexican Rafael Osuna .

Reed was in 1958 in the Davis Cup team of the US team that won the Davis Cup , but was not used in the final. In 1961 and 1962, Reed also played on the Davis Cup team in his country.

During his career, Reed won games against Rod Laver , Roy Emerson , Neale Fraser , Chuck McKinley , Frank Sedgman , Manuel Santana , Gardnar Mulloy , Arthur Larsen and Alex Olmedo - all of whom were later inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame .

successes

singles

Tournament victories

year competition Final opponent Result
1961 Canadian Open United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mike Sangster 3: 6, 6: 0, 6: 4, 6: 2
1963 Canadian Open AustraliaAustralia Kyle Carpenter 6: 2, 6: 4, 6: 4

Final defeats

year competition Final opponent Result
1958 Canadian Open Canada 1957Canada Robert Bédard 0: 6, 3: 6, 3: 6
1963 San Jose MexicoMexico Rafael Osuna 6: 3, 4: 6, 1: 6, 1: 6
1963 los Angeles United StatesUnited States Arthur Ashe 6: 2, 7: 9, 2: 6

Double

Tournament victories

No. date competition partner Final opponent Result
1. 1958 Canadian Open AustraliaAustralia Robert Howe Canada 1957Canada Robert Bédard Don Fontana
Canada 1957Canada  		6: 3, 6: 2
2. 1960 San Jose United StatesUnited States Bill Crosby United StatesUnited States Cliff Mayne Hugh Ditzler
United StatesUnited States  		7: 5, 4: 6, 4: 6, 2: 6
3. 1961 Canadian Open United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mike Sangster

Final participation

No. date competition partner Final opponent Result
1. 1960 Canadian Open AustraliaAustralia Warren Woodcock AustriaAustria Ladislav Lassenstein Peter Scholl
GermanyGermany  		4: 6, 3: 6, 4: 6

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personal data
SURNAME Reed, Whitney
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH August 20, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Oakland
DATE OF DEATH January 9, 2015
Place of death Alameda