James Dwight

James Dwight
Dwight (before 1903)
Country (sports) United States
BornJuly 14, 1852
Paris, France
DiedJuly 13, 1917(1917-07-13) (aged 64)
Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, U.S.
Turned pro1876 (amateur tour)
Retired1913
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF1955 (member page)
Singles
Career record87–30 (74.3%) [1]
Career titles12 [1]
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonSF (1885)
US OpenF (1883)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonSF (1884, 1885)
US OpenW (1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, 1887)

James Dwight (July 14, 1852, France – July 13, 1917[2]) was an American tennis player who was known as the "Founding Father of American Tennis".[3]

  1. ^ a b "Player – James Dwight". www.tennisarchives.com. Idzznew BV. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  2. ^ Harvard Alumni Bulletin, Volume 20, 1917 (retrieved 13 April 2015).
  3. ^ Warren F. Kimball (2017). The United States Tennis Association : Raising the Game. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-0803296930. By 1886 Dwight was already considered the 'father of American lawn tennis.'