| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Born | (1932-08-20)August 20, 1932 |
| Died | January 9, 2015(2015-01-09) (aged 82) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 599-260 |
| Career titles | 51 |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 3R (1962) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1962) |
| US Open | QF (1961) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1962) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1961) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (1958) |
Whitney Reed (August 20, 1932 – January 9, 2015) was a U.S. No. 1tennis player from the United States who was active in the 1950s and 1960s.
Reed was ranked No. 1 amateur in the United States in 1961 and was ranked in the U.S. amateur top ten in 1957 (No. 8), 1959 (No. 9), 1960 (No. 8), and 1962 (No. 6).[1]
During his career, he had wins overRod Laver,Roy Emerson,Neale Fraser,Chuck McKinley,Frank Sedgman,Manuel Santana,Gardnar Mulloy,Art Larsen,Donald Dell, andAlex Olmedo, all of whom have been enshrined in theInternational Tennis Hall of Fame.
In 1959, he was a 26-year-old junior at San Jose State University when he entered the1959 NCAA Tennis Championships, held at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He finished the tournament with a win over Dell (of Yale University) to take the NCAA singles title.
A week later, he defeated Dell again to win the singles title at theCincinnati Open. He also paired withGrant Golden to reach the doubles final in Cincinnati that week.
The following year he was runner-up toLarry Nagler ofUCLA in their match for1960 NCAA Tennis Singles Championship, held in Seattle, Washington.[2]
In 1961 and 1963, he won the singles titles at theCanadian Open. In 1967 and 1969 he won theSan Francisco City Championships.[3]
He also was named three times to the United StatesDavis Cup squad: in 1958, 1961 and 1962.
Reed has been inducted in the San Jose State University and USTA Northern California Halls of Fame.[4][5]
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