Henry Slocum (tennis)

Henry Slocum

Full name	Henry Warner Slocum, Jr.
Country (sports)	United States
Born	May 28, 1862 Syracuse, NY, United States
Died	January 22, 1949 (aged 86) NY, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Turned pro	1884 (amateur tour)
Retired	1913
Plays	Right-handed (1-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF	1955 (member page)
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 8 (1888, Karoly Mazak)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
US Open	W (1888, 1889)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open	W (1889)

Henry Warner Slocum, Jr. (May 28, 1862 – January 22, 1949) was an American male tennis player who was active in the late 19th century. He was the son of the American politician and Union general Henry Warner Slocum.

Biography

Slocum graduated from Yale University in 1883 and started playing tennis in 1884 although he entered few prominent tournaments until the spring of 1886.^[2] Slocum won the 1888 Men's Singles title at the U.S. National Championships' in Newport against defending champion and compatriot Howard Taylor in straight sets. The next year he successfully defended his title in the Challenge Round with a victory over Quincy Shaw.^[3]

Slocum was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1955. He was president of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association (USNLTA) in 1892 and 1893.

In 1890 he published a book titled Lawn Tennis In Our Own Country.

Grand Slam record

U.S. Championships

• Singles champion: 1888, 1889
  • Singles finalist: 1887, 1890
• Doubles champion: 1889
  • Doubles finalist: 1885, 1887

Grand Slam finals

Singles (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Opponent in final	Score in final
Runner-up	1887	U.S. Championships	Richard Sears	1–6, 3–6, 2–6
Winner	1888	U.S. Championships	Howard Taylor	6–4, 6–1, 6–0
Winner	1889	U.S. Championships	Quincy Shaw	6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2
Runner-up	1890	U.S. Championships	Oliver Campbell	2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 1–6

Doubles (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents in final	Score in final
Runner-up	1885	U.S. Championships	Percy Knapp	Joseph Clark Richard Sears	3–6, 0–6, 2–6
Runner-up	1887	U.S. Championships	Howard Taylor	James Dwight Richard Sears	4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Winner	1889	U.S. Championships	Howard Taylor	Valentine Hall Oliver Campbell	14–12, 10–8, 6–4

References

1. Mazak, Karoly (2010). The Concise History of Tennis, p. 17.
2. Hall, Valentine G. (1889). Lawn tennis in America. New York: D. W. Granbery & Co. pp. 1, 2. OCLC 15175498.
3. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 454. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links

• Henry Slocum at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
• TennisArchives profile
• Slocum, Henry, Lawn Tennis in Our Own Country, 1890