Lyle Mahan
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| Full name | Lyle Evans Mahan |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | USA |
| Born | 12 February 1881 New York, New York, United States |
| Died | 15 May 1966 (Age 85) New York, New York, United States |
| Retired | 1921 |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | QF (1918) |
Lyle Mahan (12 February 1881 – 15 May 1966)[1] was an American tennis player in the early 20th century.
Mahan was born in 1881, the third child and only son of Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840–1914), a naval officer and historian, and Ellen Lyle Mahan (maiden name Evans) (1851–1927).[2] Mahan was singles champion of Columbia University in 1902[3] and graduated from Columbia University that year.[2] He reached the Challenge Round of the 1903 Pennsylvania championships, where he lost to William Clothier, in a match in which "Clothier was at no time pushed, and evidently feeling this, he never attempted to live up to his reputation."[4] At the Nassau invitational event in Glen Cove in 1914, Mahan beat seven times US singles champion William Larned.[5] In 1918, Mahan reached the quarter finals of the US championships, losing in four sets against Ichiya Kumagae. "If Lyle Mahan had stuck closer to the net, he would have given Kumagae a better run for his money", stated The Brooklyn Daily Times.[6] Mahan was a successful attorney and financier.[2]