George Lott

Full name	George Martin Lott
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1906-10-16)October 16, 1906 Springfield, Illinois, United States
Died	December 3, 1991(1991-12-03) (aged 85) Chicago, Illinois
Turned pro	1934 (amateur tour from 1924)
Retired	1946
Plays	Right-handed (1-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF	1964(member page)
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 4 (1931, Züricher Sport)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	QF (1931)
Wimbledon	QF (1929,1930,1934)
US Open	F (1931)
Professional majors
US Pro	QF (1938)
Wembley Pro	QF (1935)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	W (1931)
Wimbledon	W (1931, 1934)
US Open	W (1928, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1934)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	W (1931)
US Open	W (1929, 1931, 1934)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	F (1929,1930,1934)

George Martin Lott (October 16, 1906 – December 3, 1991) was an Americantennis player and tennis coach who was born in Springfield, Illinois. Lott is mostly remembered as being one of the great doubles players of all time. He won the U.S. title five times with three different partners:John Hennessey in 1928;John Doeg in 1929 and 1930; andLes Stoefen in 1933 and 1934.

At the U.S. championships singles in 1928, Lott beatChristian Boussus andJohn Doeg then lost toFrank Hunter in the semifinals.^[2] In 1931, Lott beat defending champion Doeg in the semifinals, then lost toEllsworth Vines in the final.^[2]

In five appearances at theCincinnati Open, Lott amassed a 30-1 singles record and won four singles titles (1924, 1925, 1927 & 1932). His only loss came in the 1926 singles final where he fell toBill Tilden, 4-6, 6-3, 7-9, 6-4, 6-3.

Lott won theCanadian Covered Court Championships four times. In 1927, he defeated CanadianWillard Crocker in a five-set final; in 1928, he defeatedFrank Shields in straight sets in the final; in 1930, he defeated Frederic Mercur in a five-set final; and in 1931, he defeatedBerkeley Bell in straight sets in the semifinals andJohn Van Ryn in a five-set final.

In 1928, he won thePinehurst Resort title on clay, defeating Shields in the final in a five-set match.

In 1929 and 1930, he was ranked World No. 6 and No. 7 byA Wallis Myers;^[3][4] No. 6 by Pierre Gillon in 1930;^[5] and in 1931 was ranked No. 4 by Züricher Sport.^[1]

In 1934, Lott became a touring professional, giving up his amateur status and the ability to play in Grand Slam tournaments. He signed a professional contract in November 1934 with promoter Bill O'Brien and in January 1935 and started a series of head-to-head matches againstBill Tilden; by March, he trailed Tilden 5–26.^[6][7]

Lott was the men's tennis coach at [DePaul University from 1969 until his death in Chicago on December 3, 1991.^[8][9] He had been inducted into the school's Athletics Hall of Fame in 1984.^[10]

Lott was inducted into theInternational Tennis Hall of Fame in 1964.^[11]

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1931	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Ellsworth Vines	9–7, 3–6, 7–9, 5–7

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1928	U.S. National Championships	Grass	John Hennessey	Gerald Patterson Jack Hawkes	6–2, 6–1, 6–2
Win	1929	U.S. National Championships	Grass	John Doeg	Berkeley Bell Lewis White	10–8, 16–14, 6–1
Loss	1930	Wimbledon	Grass	John Doeg	John Van Ryn Wilmer Allison	3–6, 3–6, 2–6
Win	1930	U.S. National Championships	Grass	John Doeg	John Van Ryn Wilmer Allison	8–6, 6–3, 4–6, 13–15, 6–4
Win	1931	French Championships	Clay	John Van Ryn	Vernon Kirby Norman Farquharson	6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Win	1931	Wimbledon	Grass	John Van Ryn	Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet	6–2, 10–8, 9–11, 3–6, 6–3
Win	1933	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Lester Stoefen	Frank Shields Frank Parker	11–13, 9–7, 9–7, 6–3
Win	1934	Wimbledon	Grass	Lester Stoefen	Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon	6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Win	1934	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Lester Stoefen	Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn	6–4, 9–7, 3–6, 6–4

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1929	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Betty Nuthall	Phyllis Covell Bunny Austin	6–3, 6–3
Win	1931	Wimbledon	Grass	Anna McCune Harper	Joan Ridley Ian Collins	6–3, 1–6, 6–1
Win	1931	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Betty Nuthall	Anna McCune Harper Wilmer Allison	6–3, 6–3
Loss	1933	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Sarah Palfrey	Elizabeth Ryan Ellsworth Vines	9–11, 1–6
Win	1934	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Helen Jacobs	Elizabeth Ryan Lester Stoefen	4–6, 13–11, 6–2

• Davis Cup team member – 1928–31, 1933–34
• The first player, and one of only four (Bobby Riggs,Mats Wilander andRoger Federer being the other three), to win theCincinnati Open four times: 1924, 1925, 1927 and 1932. Also won the doubles title in 1924 (with Jack Harris) and 1925 (with Thomas McGlinn) and was a singles finalist in 1926 and a doubles finalist (with Thomas Johnson) in 1927.

• From Club Court to Center Court by Phillip S. Smith (2008 Edition;ISBN 978-0-9712445-7-3)

• George Lott at theInternational Tennis Hall of Fame
• George Lott at theAssociation of Tennis Professionals
• George Lott at theInternational Tennis Federation
• George Lott at theDavis Cup (archived)

• 1906 births
• 1991 deaths
• American male tennis players
• Tennis coaches from Illinois
• DePaul Blue Demons men's tennis coaches
• French Championships (tennis) champions
• Sportspeople from Springfield, Illinois
• International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees
• Tennis players from Illinois
• United States National champions (tennis)
• Wimbledon champions (pre-Open Era)
• Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles
• Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles
• Professional tennis players before the Open Era
• 20th-century American sportsmen

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