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Edward Whitney

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Edward Whitney
Full nameEdward H. Whitney
Country (sports) United States
Born1891[1]
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenSF (1910)

Edward H. Whitney was an American tennis player active in the early 20th century.

Tennis career

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Whitney was interscholastic champion.[2] He reached the semifinals of the U.S. National Championships in 1910[2][3] and the quarterfinals in 1909. He also won the NCAA Men's Tennis Championship in 1911 while competing for Harvard University.

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A NH
Wimbledon A A A A A A A NH NH
US Open 1R QF SF 1R A 4R 3R 2R 4R

References

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  1. ^ "United States Census 1930". www.familysearch.org.
  2. ^ a b "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 23 Aug 1910, Page 18". bklyn.newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed. Boston: Barre Publishers. pp. 84–85. OCLC 172306.