William Edward Glyn (1859 – March 23, 1939) was a United States–based

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player. William Glyn from the Staten Island Cricket and B.B. Club was a finalist in the first U.S. National Championships held in 1881 at the Newport Lawn Tennis Club in Newport, Rhode Island. En route to the final, he defeated Mr. Rives, Richard Field Conover, W. Gammell Jr., and T. A. Shaw. In the final he met and was defeated by

Richard D. Sears Richard Dudley Sears (October 26, 1861 – April 8, 1943) was an American tennis player, who won the US National Championships singles in its first seven years, from 1881 to 1887, and the doubles for six years from 1882 to 1887, after which he ...

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Glyn, William British male tennis players Tennis players from New York (state) Place of birth missing 1859 births 1939 deaths Tennis players from County Durham English expatriate sportspeople in the United States 19th-century male tennis players 19th-century English sportsmen