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| Full name | John William Van Ryn |
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| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Born | (1905-06-30)June 30, 1905 Newport News, Virginia, United States |
| Died | August 7, 1999(1999-08-07) (aged 94) Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
| Turned pro | 1923 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1945 |
| Plays | Right-handed (1-handed backhand) |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1963(member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 135-70 |
| Career titles | 10 |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (1929,A. Wallis Myers)[1] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1933) |
| French Open | QF (1931) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1931) |
| US Open | QF (1929,1930,1931,1936,1937) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | W (1931) |
| Wimbledon | W (1929, 1930, 1931) |
| US Open | W (1931, 1935) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1936) |
John Van Ryn (June 30, 1905 – August 7, 1999) was an Americantennis champion of the 1930s. He was primarily known as the doubles partner ofWilmer Allison.
Van Ryn won the Seabright Invitational in New Jersey in 1928, defeatingWilmer Allison in the final, Allison retiring at 10-10 in the fifth set. That same year he won the Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships at theMerion Cricket club defeatingFrank Shields in the final in three straight sets.
In 1929 he defeatedBill Tilden in the final of the Brooklyn Heights Casino Indoor Invitation in three straight sets.
In 1930 Van Ryn won the Mason & Dixon Tournament atThe Greenbrier resort defeatingGregory Mangin in the quarterfinal in three straight sets,Frank Hunter in the semifinal in five sets, and Allison in the final in four sets.
He won the United North and South tournament at thePinehurst Resort in 1931 defeatingClifford Sutter in the final in three straight sets. That same season he won the Brooklyn Heights Casino Indoor Invitation defeatingFrank Shields in the final in three straight sets.
Van Ryn won the Men's Doubles at Wimbledon three straight years (1929–31). He took two of the titles with Wilmer Allison and won the third withGeorge Lott. In 1931, he was also successful with Lott at the French Championships. He became the first male player to win the French, British and American doubles titles when he won the1931 U.S. National Championships with Allison.[2] Van Ryn had an excellent record when he competed for theUnited States inDavis Cup, winning 22 of 24 encounters in a period of eight years. He was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1963.[3]
On 22 October 1930 he married tennis playerMidge Gladman.[4]
