Country (sports) United States US Open W (1888, 1889) Role Tennis player Grand slams won (singles) 2 Retired 1913 | Int. Tennis HoF 1955 (member page) Name Henry Slocum Height 1.78 m Parents Henry Warner Slocum Turned pro 1884 | |
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Full name Henry Warner Slocum, Jr. Born May 28, 1862
Syracuse, NY, USA ( 1862-05-28 ) Plays Right-handed (1-handed backhand) Highest ranking No. 8 (1888, Karoly Mazak) Died January 22, 1949, New York City, New York, United States | ||
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.
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Slocum graduated from Yale University in 1883 and started playing tennis in 1884 although he entered few prominent tournaments until the spring of 1886. 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.
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.