Edgar Leonard
American tennis player
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Edgar Welch Leonard (June 19, 1881 – October 7, 1948) was a Harvard graduate and male tennis player from the United States.
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FullnameEdgar Welch Leonard
Country(sports)United States
BornJune 19, 1881
DiedOctober 7, 1948 (aged 67)
New York City, New York, USA
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| Full name | Edgar Welch Leonard | ||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | June 19, 1881 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | October 7, 1948 (aged 67) New York City, New York, USA | ||||||||||||||
| College | Harvard University | ||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 11–6 | ||||||||||||||
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| US Open | SF (1904) | ||||||||||||||
| Career record | no value | ||||||||||||||
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He is best known for his gold medal at the St. Louis Olympics (1904) in the men's doubles event, with partner Beals Wright. In the men's singles event, he won a bronze medal.[1]
Leonard reached the semifinals of the U.S. National Championships in 1904 and the quarterfinals in 1901 and 1906.[2]
At the Cincinnati Open in 1904, Leonard was a singles quarterfinalist and a doubles finalist (with Beals Wright).
