Irving Christian Wright (1882–1953) was an American male

tennis player Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball cove ...

who was active in the early 20th century.

Career

In 1907 Irving won the Long Island Lawn Tennis Championship. In 1917 he won the U.S. National Championship mixed doubles championship with Norwegian Molla Bjurstedt by defeating

Bill Tilden William Tatem Tilden II (February 10, 1893 – June 5, 1953), nicknamed "Big Bill", was an American tennis player. Tilden was the world No. 1 amateur for six consecutive years, from 1920 to 1925, and was ranked as the world No. 1 professional b ...

and Florence Ballin in three sets. The next year he successfully defended the title, this time partnering

Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman Hazel Virginia Hotchkiss Wightman, CBE (née Hotchkiss; December 20, 1886 – December 5, 1974) was an American tennis player and founder of the Wightman Cup, an annual team competition for British and American women. She dominated American wome ...

, winning against Molla Bjurstedt and

Fred Alexander Frederick Beasley Alexander (August 14, 1880 – March 3, 1969) was an American tennis player in the early 20th century. He won the singles title at the 1908 Australasian Championships and six double titles at Grand Slam events. Career In 1908, ...

in straight sets. In 1917 he also reached the final of the U.S. National Championship men's doubles competition with Harry Johnson but lost in straight sets to

and

Harold Throckmorton Harold Avington Throckmorton (April 12, 1897 – November 5, 1973) was an American tennis player in the early 20th century. Biography He was born on April 12, 1897, in Hackensack, New Jersey. He played intercollegiate tennis for Princeton Unive ...

. Irving was the son of

George Wright George Wright may refer to: Politics, law and government * George Wright (MP) (died 1557), MP for Bedford and Wallingford * George Wright (governor) (1779–1842), Canadian politician, lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island * George Wright ...

, an American baseball pioneer and one of the founders of the Wright & Ditson sporting goods firm and the brother of U.S. Championship winner and Olympic gold medalist

Beals Wright Beals Coleman Wright (December 19, 1879 – August 23, 1961) was an American tennis player who was active at the end of the 1890s and early 1900s. He won the singles title at the 1905 U.S. National Championships. Wright was a two-time Olympic g ...

. Together they won the men's doubles title at the Canadian Tennis Championship four times (1902, 1903, 1904, 1905). Irving Wright was president of Longwood Cricket Club and vice president of A. G. Spalding.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Mixed doubles (2 titles)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Irving 1882 births 1953 deaths 20th-century American people American male tennis players United States National champions (tennis) Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles Tennis players from Boston