Richard Berkeley Bell (November 8, 1907 – June 15, 1967) was an American male tennis player who ranked No. 7 among the U.S. amateurs in 1934.
He twice reached the final of the men's doubles competition at the
U.S. National Championships (now US Open). In 1929 he partnered with
Lewis White and lost the final in four sets against
George Lott and
John Doeg. Two years later, in 1931, he teamed up with
Gregory Mangin
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Early life and education
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and lost to
John Van Ryn and
Wilmer Allison in three straight sets.
His best singles performance came in 1931 when he reached the quarterfinals at the U.S. National Championships but lost in three straight sets to
Fred Perry
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.
In 1929, Bell won the
New York State Championships defeating
Frank Shields in the final in four sets.
Bell won the Seabright Invitational in 1934 defeating
Wilmer Allison in the semifinal in four sets and
Bitsy Grant in the final in five sets.
He won the
Eastern Clay Court Championships in 1935.
Together with Gregory Mangin he won the doubles title at the National Indoors Tennis Championships, played at the
Seventh Regiment Armory
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in New York. He turned pro in December 1935.
Berkeley Bell died aged 59 of a heart attack after taking part in a tennis tournament for veteran players.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (2 runner-ups)
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1907 births
1967 deaths
American male tennis players
Tennis players from Austin, Texas
Professional tennis players before the Open Era
Texas Longhorns men's tennis players