Richard Holkins Palmer (1876–1931) of

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, also known by his

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as ''Lefty Palmer'' was an American

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player.

Biography

He was born on March 14, 1876, in

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to Harriet Jane Holkins and Frederick Eugene Palmer. He married Marion Louise Aiken and they lived in

. He died November 14, 1931, in Ridgewood, New Jersey.

Tennis career

Palmer reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. National Championships in

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and

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. In 1908, he cracked the U.S. singles Top 10, coming in at No. 10. A lefty, he was known as ''The New Jersey Southpaw''. At the

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, Palmer made six finals appearances: three each in singles and doubles. He won two singles titles (1910 & 1911) and two doubles titles (1909 with Carlton R. Gardner, and 1910 with Wallace Johnson).

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1876 births 1931 deaths American male tennis players Sportspeople from Ridgewood, New Jersey Tennis players from Bergen County, New Jersey {{US-tennis-bio-stub