 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) |
| Retired | 1970 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1971 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 801–236 (77.2%) [1] |
| Career titles | 49 [1] |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (1954, Harry Hopman)[2] |
| 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) |
Elias Victor Seixas Jr. (/ˈseɪʃəs/ SAY-shəs;[3][4] August 30, 1923 – July 5, 2024) was an American tennis player.
Seixas was ranked in the top ten in the U.S. on 13 occasions from 1942 to 1956. In 1951, Seixas was ranked No. 4 amateur 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. In 1954, Seixas was ranked amateur number one by Harry Hopman.[5]
In his career, Seixas won 15 Major championships. He won both Wimbledon and the US Open in singles. He also won the Australian Open, French Open (twice), and US Open (twice) in doubles, and the French Open, Wimbledon (four times), and US Open (three times) in mixed doubles.
Seixas was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic Hall of Fame, the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame, and the Southern Conference Hall of Fame.
- ^ a b "Vic Seixas: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennis Base. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ "The San Bernardino County Sun, 7 January 1955". newspapers.com. January 7, 1955. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ W, Tim (2014). Gone Pro: North Carolina: Tar Heel Stars Who Became Pros. Clerisy Press. ISBN 9781578605460. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "A Bartender at 76, Seixas Has Trophies, but Little Money," Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "The San Bernardino County Sun, 7 January 1955". newspapers.com. January 7, 1955. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.