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Henry Slocum (tennis player)
Encyclopedia
Henry Warner Slocum, Jr. (May 28, 1862 – January 22, 1949) was an American male tennis
player. He was the son of the American politician and Union general Henry Warner Slocum.
Slocum entered the International Tennis Hall of Fame
in 1955. He was president of the USTA, 1892-93.
U.S. Championships
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. He was the son of the American politician and Union general Henry Warner Slocum.
Slocum entered the International Tennis Hall of Fame
International Tennis Hall of Fame
The International Tennis Hall of Fame is located in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. The hall of fame and honors players and contributors to the sport of tennis and includes a museum, grass tennis courts, an indoor tennis facility, and a court tennis facility.-History:The hall of fame and...
in 1955. He was president of the USTA, 1892-93.
U.S. ChampionshipsU.S. Open (tennis)The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881...
- Singles champion: 1888, 1889
- Singles finalist: 1887, 1890
- Doubles champion: 1889
- Doubles finalist: 1885, 1887
Wins (2)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1888 | U.S. Championships U.S. Open (tennis) The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881... |
 Howard TaylorHoward Taylor ----Howard A. Taylor was a tennis player from the United States.Taylor was a two-time singles and two-time doubles runner-up at the U.S. National Championships. He won the doubles titles once in U.S. National Championships with Henry Slocum.... |
6–4, 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1889 | U.S. Championships (2) | Quincy Shaw Quincy Shaw Quincy Shaw was a left-handed tennis player from the United States.Shaw won the NCAA Men's Tennis Championships in doubles for Harvard University in 1887 and 1890, and also finished singles runner-up at the U.S. National Championships in 1889. He was amongst the top ten American tennis players in... |
6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 |
Runner-ups (2)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1887 | U.S. Championships | Richard Sears Richard Sears (tennis player) Richard Dudley "Dick" Sears – was an American male tennis player. He was the son of Frederic Richard Sears and Albertina Homer Shelton. He married Eleanor M Cochrane on Nov 24, 1891 and they had Richard Dudley Sears, Jr. and Miriam Sears.Sears was undefeated in the U.S... |
6–1, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1890 | U.S. Championships | Oliver Campbell Oliver Campbell Oliver Edward Michael Campbell was an American male tennis player.... |
6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |