Holcombe Ward

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1878-11-23)November 23, 1878 New York,NY, United States
Died	January 23, 1967(1967-01-23) (aged 88) Red Bank,NJ, United States
Turned pro	1895 (amateur tour)
Retired	1905 (brief comeback in 1917)
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF	1956(member page)
Singles
Highest ranking	No.1 (1904,ITHF)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	1R (1905)
US Open	W (1904)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	F (1901)
US Open	W (1899, 1900, 1901, 1904, 1905, 1906)

Holcombe Ward (November 23, 1878 – January 23, 1967) was an Americantennis player who was active during the last years of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th. He won theU.S. National Championships singles title in 1904 and additionally won six doubles titles at theGrand Slam event.

Ward is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at theU.S. National Championships in 1904 after defeatingWilliam Clothier in straight sets in the all-comer's final.^[2] He graduated fromHarvard University.^[1]

In 1905 Ward won theLondon Grass Court Championships, now known as Queen's Club Championships, after a walkover in the final against compatriotBeals Wright.^[3]

Ward was a member of the USADavis Cup Team in 1900, 1902, 1905 and 1906. In 1900 and 1902 he played the doubles match in the challenge round which the US team won against the British Isles. In total, Ward played 14 Davis Cup matches in seven ties and compiled a 7–7 win–loss record.^[4]

After his active career, Ward became President of theUSLTA (U.S. Lawn Tennis Association) from 1937 to 1947.^[1]

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1904	U.S. National Championships	Grass	William Clothier	10–8, 6–4, 9–7	[5]
Loss	1905	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Beals Wright	2–6, 1–6, 9–11	[5]

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1898	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Dwight F. Davis	George Sheldon Leo Ware	6–1, 5–7, 4–6, 6–4, 5–7	[6]
Win	1899	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Dwight F. Davis	George Sheldon Leo Ware	6–4, 6–4, 6–3	[6]
Win	1900	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Dwight F. Davis	Fred Alexander Raymond Little	6–4, 9–7, 12–10	[6]
Loss	1901	Wimbledon	Grass	Dwight F. Davis	Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty	6–4, 2–6, 3–6, 7–9	[7]
Win	1901	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Dwight F. Davis	Leo Ware Beals Wright	6–3, 9–7, 6–1	[6]
Loss	1902	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Dwight F. Davis	Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty	9–11, 10–12, 4–6	[6]
Win	1904	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Beals Wright	Kreigh Collins Raymond Little	1–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1	[6]
Win	1905	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Beals Wright	Fred Alexander Harold Hackett	6–4, 6–4, 6–1	[6]
Win	1906	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Beals Wright	Fred Alexander Harold Hackett	6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3	[6]

• Holcombe Ward at theInternational Tennis Hall of Fame
• Holcombe Ward at theInternational Tennis Federation
• Holcombe Ward at theDavis Cup (archived)

• 1878 births
• 1967 deaths
• 19th-century American sportsmen
• 19th-century male tennis players
• American male tennis players
• Tennis players from New York City
• International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees
• United States National champions (tennis)
• Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's singles
• Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles
• Harvard Crimson men's tennis players
• 20th-century American sportsmen
• Presidents of the United States Tennis Association

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