Robert LeRoy (February 7, 1885 – September 7, 1946) was a

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player from

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in the United States who won two medals at the

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. He won a Silver medal in both the men's singles event and the men's doubles tournament, partnering Alphonzo Bell.Sports Reference Olympics Profile
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Tennis career

He played collegiate tennis at

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, where in 1904 and 1906, he won the

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singles championship. In

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, he was a singles finalist at the U.S. National Championships, now known as the

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. In the semi-finals against

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, LeRoy trailed 2 sets to 1 and 5–2, and Mollenhauer had two match points. A questionable line call and his opponent suffering from cramps allowed LeRoy to reach the final, where he lost in straight sets to eventual seven times champion

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. At the tournament now known as the

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, he won three consecutive singles titles (1907–1909) and reached another singles final (1906). In doubles, he won two titles (1904 and 1905, both with Raymond D. Little) and reached another doubles final (1907 with

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). In mixed doubles in Cincinnati, he won the title in 1904 with

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and reached two other mixed doubles finals (1905 with Helen Homans and 1907 with Marjorie Dodd).Smith, Phillip S. (2012)
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2012 Edition.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: (1 runner-up)

References

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