McLoughlin, Dawson, Johnston, Griffin on August 30, 1916

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player. Known for his powerful serve, overhead, and volley, McLoughlin was the first male tennis champion from the western United States.

Biography

He was born on January 7, 1890, in Carson City, Nevada. At the U.S. Championships, he won the singles twice, 1912 and 1913, and the doubles three times with Thomas Bundy, 1912-1914. In 1913 he also became the first American to be a finalist in the singles at Wimbledon when he defeated Stanley Doust in the final of the All-Comers tournament. He lost the Challenge Round in straight sets to defending champion

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Legacy

In 1915, McLoughlin published an instructional tennis book titled ''Tennis as I Play It'', ghostwritten by

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in Newport, Rhode Island in 1957.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: (2 titles, 4 runner-up)

Doubles (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

References

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