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Irving Wright

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American tennis player

Irving Wright
Full nameIrving Christian Wright
Country (sports)USA
Born(1882-05-13)May 13, 1882
Boston,Massachusetts, United States
Died23 June 1953 (aged 71)[1]
Boston,Massachusetts, United States
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQF (1915,1920)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US OpenF (1917)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US OpenW (1917,1918)

Irving Christian Wright (1882–1953) was an American maletennis player who was active in the early 20th century.

Career

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In 1907 Irving won the Long Island Lawn Tennis Championship.[2] In 1917 he won theU.S. National Championship mixed doubles championship with NorwegianMolla Bjurstedt by defeatingBill Tilden andFlorence Ballin in three sets. The next year he successfully defended the title, this time partneringHazel Hotchkiss Wightman, winning againstMolla Bjurstedt andFred Alexander in straight sets.[3]

In 1917 he also reached the final of theU.S. National Championship men's doubles competition withHarry Johnson but lost in straight sets toFred Alexander andHarold Throckmorton.

Irving was the son ofGeorge Wright, an American baseball pioneer and one of the founders of the Wright & Ditson sporting goods firm and the brother of U.S. Championship winner and Olympic gold medalistBeals Wright. Together they won the men's doubles title at the Canadian Tennis Championship four times (1902, 1903, 1904, 1905).[4] Irving Wright was president of Longwood Cricket Club and vice president of A. G. Spalding.[1]

Grand Slam finals

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Doubles (1 runner-up)

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ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1917U.S. ChampionshipsGrassUnited StatesHarry JohnsonUnited StatesFred Alexander
United StatesHarold Throckmorton		9–11, 4–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles (2 titles)

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ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1917U.S. ChampionshipsGrassNorwayMolla BjurstedtUnited StatesFlorence Ballin
United StatesBill Tilden		10–12, 6–1, 6–3
Win1918U.S. ChampionshipsGrassUnited StatesHazel Hotchkiss WightmanNorwayMolla Bjurstedt
United StatesFred Alexander		6–2, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ab"The Tampa Tribune, June 24 1953, Page 22".Newspapers.com.
  2. ^"Tennis Title Goes to Boston Player"(PDF).The New York Times. May 26, 1907.
  3. ^Collins, Bud (2010).The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 481.ISBN 978-0942257700.
  4. ^"Wright Brothers Win at Tennis"(PDF).The New York Times. July 13, 1902.


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