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| Full name | Leonard Everett Ware |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Born | (1876-09-27)September 27, 1876 |
| Died | December 28, 1914(1914-12-28) (aged 38)[1] |
| Turned pro | 1893 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1902 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| College | Harvard University |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No.2 (U.S. ranking) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | SF (1897,1898,1899,1901) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | W (1897, 1898) |
Leonard Everett Ware (September 27, 1876 – December 28, 1914) was an American maletennis player of Canadian origin. He won two titles in the men's doubles competition at theU.S. National Championships played at theNewport Casino, and reached the semifinals of the singles four times.
Ware won the interscholastic championship held in Newport, representingRoxbury Latin School.[2] He graduated fromHarvard University in 1899 and represented Harvard in the intercollegiate tennis tournament, winning in the men's doubles in 1896, 1897 and 1898 and in the singles in 1898.[3][4]
He won theCanadian Championships in 1897, beatingEdwin P. Fischer in the final, and again in 1898, defeatingMalcolm Whitman in the final. In March 1898 he won the inaugural edition of theU.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, held inNewton Centre, after defeatingHolcombe Ward in the final in three straight sets.[5]
In 1896 he was ranked for the first time in the U.S. top 10 and in 1898 achieved his highest U.S. ranking of No.2 behindMalcolm Whitman.[2]
After his tennis career he became a banker and held several positions in the banking industry in Boston and New York where he worked at the firmMann, Bill & Ware. Om April 19, 1904 he married Margaret Newcomb and the couple had three children.[6] He died ofpneumonia after a brief illness on December 28, 1914.[1][6]
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1897 | U.S. Championships | Grass |  George Sheldon |  Harold MahonyHarold Nisbet | 11–13, 6–2, 9–7, 1–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 1898 | U.S. Championships | Grass | George Sheldon | Holcombe WardDwight Davis | 1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1899 | U.S. Championships | Grass | George Sheldon | Holcombe WardDwight F. Davis | 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1901 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Beals Wright | Holcombe WardDwight F. Davis | 3–6, 7–9, 1–6 |
