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

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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 US Open. 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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. He also won three consecutive singles titles (1907–1909) at the tournament now known as the

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"From Club Court to Center Court: The Evolution of Tennis in Cincinnati"
2012 Edition.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Leroy, Robert 1885 births 1946 deaths American male tennis players Columbia Lions men's tennis players Olympic silver medalists for the United States in tennis Tennis people from New York (state) Tennis players at the 1904 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics