Full name Wayne R. Sabin Wimbledon 2R (1937) Handed Right-handed Name Wayne Sabin Turned pro 1942 | Height Boca Raton, FL Role Tennis Player Highest ranking No. Plays Right-handed Retired 1954 | |
Born April 1, 1915Des Moines, IA ( 1915-04-01 ) Died September 14, 1989(1989-09-14) (aged 74) | ||
Wayne Sabin (April 1, 1915 – September 14, 1989) was an American male tennis player.
He reached the final of the men's doubles competition at the U.S. National Championships (now US Open). He partnered with Gardnar Mulloy and lost the final in straight sets against Jack Kramer and Ted Schroeder. His best singles performance came in 1939 and 1941 when he reached the quarterfinals at the U.S. National Championships but lost to Welby Van Horn and Don McNeill respectively.
Sabin was ranked No. 6 among the U.S. amateurs in 1937 and 1941 and the World No. 4 for 1942 in Karoly Mazak's combined amateur-pro rankings.
In 1939 Sabin won the singles title at the National Indoors Tennis Championships, played at the Seventh Regiment Armory in New York.
In 2009 Sabin was inducted into the USTA Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame.