Maurice McLoughlin
American tennis player
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Maurice Evans McLoughlin (January 7, 1890 – December 10, 1957) was an American tennis player. Known for his powerful serve, overhead, and volley, McLoughlin was the first male tennis champion from the western United States.[3]
United States | |
| Full name | Maurice Evans McLoughlin |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | United States |
| Residence | AKA "The California Comet" |
| Born | January 7, 1890 Carson City, Nevada |
| Died | December 10, 1957 (aged 67) Hermosa Beach, California |
| Turned pro | 1906 (amateur circuit) |
| Retired | 1919 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1957 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 189–25 (88.3%)[1] |
| Career titles | 29[1] |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (1914, A. Wallis Myers)[2] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | F (1913Ch) |
| US Open | W (1912, 1913) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | W (1912, 1913, 1914) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (1913) |
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Biography
He was born on January 7, 1890, in Carson City, Nevada.[3][4]
At the U.S. Championships, he won the singles twice, 1912[5] and 1913, and the doubles three times with Thomas Bundy, 1912-1914. In 1913 he also became the first American to be a finalist in the singles at Wimbledon when he defeated Stanley Doust in the final of the All-Comers tournament. He lost the Challenge Round in straight sets to defending champion Anthony Wilding.[6][7]
The "California Comet" was the World No. 1 player for 1914.[8] He married Helen Mears in 1918 and they had three children.
He died on December 10, 1957, in Hermosa Beach, California.[3]
Legacy
In 1915, McLoughlin published an instructional tennis book titled Tennis as I Play It,[9] ghostwritten by Sinclair Lewis.[10]
McLoughlin was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in 1957.
Grand Slam finals
Singles: (2 titles, 4 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1911 | U.S. National Championships | Grass |  William Larned | 4–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1912 | U.S. National Championships | Grass |  Wallace F. Johnson | 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1913 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Anthony Wilding | 6–8, 3–6, 8–10 |
| Win | 1913 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Richard Norris Williams | 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1914 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Richard Norris Williams | 3–6, 6–8, 8–10 |
| Loss | 1915 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Bill Johnston | 6–1, 0–6, 5–7, 8–10 |
Doubles (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1912 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Tom Bundy | Raymond Little Gustave Touchard | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 1913 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Tom Bundy | John Strachan Clarence Griffin | 6–4, 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 1914 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Tom Bundy | George Church Dean Mathey | 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1915 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Tom Bundy | Clarence Griffin Bill Johnston | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1916 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Henry Ward Dawson | Clarence Griffin Bill Johnston | 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
Singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Events with a challenge round: (WC) won; (CR) lost the challenge round; (FA) all comers' finalist
| 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Not held | A | 0 / 0 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| French | Only for French club members | Not held | 0 / 0 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | CR | A | Not held | A | 0 / 1 | 7–1 | 87.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. | FA | QF | CR | WC | W | F | F | 4R | A | A | QF | 2 / 9 | 51–7 | 87.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 6–1 | 4–1 | 7–1 | 8–0 | 14–1 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2 / 10 | 58–8 | 87.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
