Richard Sears (tennis)

For other people of the same name, see Richard Sears (disambiguation).

Richard Dudley "Dick" Sears (b. October 16, 1861 d. April 8, 1943 both in Boston) – was an American male tennis player. He was the son of Frederic Richard Sears and Albertina Homer Shelton. He married Eleanor M Cochrane on Nov 24, 1891 and they had Richard Dudley Sears, Jr. and Miriam Sears.

Sears was undefeated in the U.S. Championships, he won the first of his seven consecutive titles (the all-time record, although in those days the previous year's winner had an automatic place in the final) there in 1881 while still a student at Harvard. Starting in the 1881 first round, he went on an 18-match unbeaten streak at that would take him through the 1887 championships, after which he retired from the game. Not until 1921 was his 18-match unbeaten run overtaken (by Bill Tilden). During his first three championships, Sears did not even lose a single set, never mind a match. Sears was the first 19-year old to win in the U.S., slightly older than Oliver Campbell was in 1890 and the youngest winner ever, Pete Sampras, in 1990.

After giving up playing lawn tennis, Sears won the U.S. Court Tennis singles title in 1892 and went on to serve as USTA President in 1887 and 1888.

Sears was inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1955, where his cousin Eleonora Sears also has a place.

Contents

Grand Slam record

U.S. championships

  • Singles champion: 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887
  • Doubles champion: 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887

Grand Slam singles finals

Wins (7)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1881 U.S. Championships Flag of the United States.svg William E. Glyn 6–0, 6–3, 6–2
1882 U.S. Championships (2) Flag of the United States.svg Clarence Clark 6–1, 6–4, 6–0
1883 U.S. Championships (3) Flag of the United States.svg James Dwight 6–2, 6–0, 9–7
1884 U.S. Championships (4) Flag of the United States.svg Howard Taylor 6–0, 1–6, 6–0, 6–2
1885 U.S. Championships (5) Flag of the United States.svg Godfrey Brinley 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 6–3
1886 U.S. Championships (6) Flag of the United States.svg R. Livingston Beeckman 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
1887 U.S. Championships (7) Flag of the United States.svg Henry Slocum 6–1, 6–3, 6–2

External links

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v · d · eU.S. National Championships men's doubles champions

(1881) Clarence Clark / Frederick Winslow Taylor  • (1882) Richard Sears / James Dwight  • (1883) Richard Sears / James Dwight  • (1884) Richard Sears / James Dwight  • (1885) Richard Sears / Joseph Clark  • (1886) Richard Sears / James Dwight  • (1887) Richard Sears / James Dwight  • (1888) Oliver Campbell / Valentine G. Hall  • (1889) Henry Slocum / Howard Taylor  • (1890) Valentine G. Hall / Clarence Hobart  • (1891) Oliver Campbell / Bob Huntington  • (1892) Oliver Campbell / Bob Huntington  • (1893) Clarence Hobart / Frederick Hovey  • (1894) Clarence Hobart / Frederick Hovey  • (1895) Malcolm Chace / Robert Wrenn  • (1896) Carr Neel / Sam Neel  • (1897) Leo Ware / George Sheldon  • (1898) Leo Ware / George Sheldon  • (1899) Holcombe Ward / Dwight F. Davis  • (1900) Holcombe Ward / Dwight F. Davis  • (1901) Holcombe Ward / Dwight F. Davis  • (1902) Reginald Doherty / Laurence Doherty  • (1903) Reginald Doherty / Laurence Doherty  • (1904) Holcombe Ward / Beals Wright  • (1905) Holcombe Ward / Beals Wright  • (1906) Holcombe Ward / Beals Wright  • (1907) Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett  • (1908) Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett  • (1909) Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett  • (1910) Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett  • (1911) Raymond Little / Gus Touchard  • (1912) Maurice McLoughlin / Tom Bundy  • (1913) Maurice McLoughlin / Tom Bundy  • (1914) Maurice McLoughlin / Tom Bundy  • (1915) Clarence Griffin / Bill Johnston  • (1916) Clarence Griffin / Bill Johnston  • (1917) Fred Alexander / Harold Throckmorton  • (1918) Vincent Richards / Bill Tilden  • (1919) Norman Brookes / Gerald Patterson  • (1920) Clarence Griffin / Bill Johnston  • (1921) Vincent Richards / Bill Tilden  • (1922) Vincent Richards / Bill Tilden  • (1923) Brian Norton / Bill Tilden  • (1924) Howard Kinsey / Robert Kinsey  • (1925) Vincent Richards / R. Norris Williams  • (1926) Vincent Richards / R. Norris Williams  • (1927) Francis Hunter / Bill Tilden  • (1928) George Lott / John F. Hennessey  • (1929) George Lott / Johnny Doeg  • (1930) George Lott / Johnny Doeg  • (1931) Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn  • (1932) Ellsworth Vines / Keith Gledhill  • (1933) George Lott / Lester Stoefen  • (1934) George Lott / Lester Stoefen  • (1935) Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn  • (1936) Don Budge / Gene Mako  • (1937) Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel  • (1938) Don Budge / Gene Mako  • (1939) John Bromwich / Adrian Quist  • (1940) Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder  • (1941) Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder  • (1942) Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert  • (1943) Jack Kramer / Frank Parker  • (1944) Bob Falkenburg / Don McNeill  • (1945) Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert  • (1946) Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert  • (1947) Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder  • (1948) Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert  • (1949) John Bromwich / Bill Sidwell  • (1950) John Bromwich / Frank Sedgman  • (1951) Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman  • (1952) Mervyn Rose / Vic Seixas  • (1953) Rex Hartwig / Mervyn Rose  • (1954) Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert  • (1955) Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi  • (1956) Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall  • (1957) Ashley Cooper / Neale Fraser  • (1958) Alex Olmedo / Ham Richardson  • (1959) Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser  • (1960) Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser  • (1961) Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston  • (1962) Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox  • (1963) Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston  • (1964) Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston  • (1965) Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle  • (1966) Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle  • (1967) John Newcombe / Tony Roche



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