Willis E. Davis (tennis)

Willis E. Davis
Davis in 1916
Full nameWillis Elphinstone Davis Jr.
Country (sports)United States
Born16 December 1893
San Francisco, California, United States
Died15 December 1936 (aged 42)[1]
Fort Whipple, Arizona, United States
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Retired1923
CollegeUniversity of California, Berkeley
University of Pennsylvania
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 9 (1919, A. Wallis Myers)[3]
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon4R (1919)
US OpenSF (1921)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US OpenF (1920)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US OpenW (1916)
Last updated on: 19 April 2012.

Willis Elphinstone Davis Jr. (1893–1936) was an American tennis player who was active in the early 20th century.

  1. ^ "Arizona Deaths 1870-1951". www.familysearch.org.
  2. ^ Dewhurst, Dr. E.B. (1916). "Willis E. Davis, New Star of Tennis" (PDF). Sporting Life. 67 (20): 16.
  3. ^ United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 423.