Vic Seixas
Elias Victor Seixas, Jr. (August 30, 1923 – July 5, 2024) was an American tennis player.
 Seixas in 1954 | |
| Full name | Elias Victor Seixas, Jr. |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Born | August 30, 1923 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | July 5, 2024 (aged 100) Mill Valley, California, U.S. |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 1940 |
| Plays | Right-handed (1-handed backhand) |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1971 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 127–45 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (1953, Reading Eagle)[1] |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1953) |
| French Open | F (1953) |
| Wimbledon | W (1953) |
| US Open | W (1954) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 4–9 |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1955) |
| French Open | W (1954, 1955) |
| Wimbledon | F (1952, 1954) |
| US Open | W (1952, 1954) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| French Open | W (1953) |
| Wimbledon | W (1953, 1954, 1955, 1956) |
| US Open | W (1953, 1954, 1955) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (1954) |
Seixas was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was raised Jewish.[2][3][4] He studied at William Penn Charter School.[5][6][7] After serving in World War II, he studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)
In 1951, Seixas was ranked No. 4 in the world, two spots below Dick Savitt, while he was No. 1 in the U.S. ranking, one spot ahead of Savitt. In 1953, Seixas was ranked No. 3 in the world by Lance Tingay, and was also cited as being the World No. 1 in newspaper Reading Eagle the same year.[1]
Before his death, he was the oldest living male Grand Slam singles champion.
Seixas died on July 5, 2024 in Mill Valley, California at the age of 100.[8][9]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Seixas Tests Shea in Eastern Tennis", Reading Eagle, August 6, 1953.
- ↑ Saul S. Friedman (10 January 2014). A History of the Middle East. ISBN 9780786451340. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ↑ Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. ISBN 9780881259698. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Everyculture.com: Portuguese-Americans".
- ↑ "Education's More Than Just A History Lesson At . . . The Penn Charter School". philly.com. July 9, 2007. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ↑ "SEIXAS RELISHES HIS MEMORIES OF AUSSIES' TUMBLE". Philadelphia Daily News. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Plumbing Shpp WOrk Helped Seixas Improve His Tennis". The Day. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Vic Seixas, a Wimbledon champion and tennis Hall of Famer, dies at 100". newsday.com. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ↑ Goldstein, Richard (July 6, 2024). "Vic Seixas, Winner of 15 Grand Slam Tennis Titles, Dies at 100". The New York Times.
Other websites
change- ITF – Player profile Archived 2014-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Davis Cup bio
- International Tennis Hall of Fame
- Prominent members of Chi Psi
- Alpha Sigma of Chi Psi at UNC Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
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