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Chuck Garland
Charles Stedman Garland (October 29, 1898 – January 28, 1971) was an American tennis player who won the 1920 The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon men's doubles title with Richard Norris Williams. He reached the singles semi finals at Wimbledon in 1919 (losing to Algernon Kingscote) and 1920 (losing to Bill Tilden). His highest U.S. singles ranking was No. 8. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1969. Garland won the US Intercollegiate Championships for Yale University, Yale in 1919 and served as Vice President of the USTA, USLTA. He was born in Pittsburgh. Grand Slam finals Doubles (1 title) References External links * * American male tennis players Tennis players from Pittsburgh 1898 births 1971 deaths Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees Wimbledon champions (pre-Open Era) {{US-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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