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| Full name | Richard Norris Williams II | ||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | January 29, 1891 Geneva, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | June 2, 1968 (aged 77) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1957 (member page) | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 205–75[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 26[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (1916 USLTA)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | SF (1924) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (1914, 1916) | ||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | QF (1924) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (1920) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (1925, 1926) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (1924) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (1912) | ||||||||||||||
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Richard Norris Williams II (January 29, 1891 – June 2, 1968), generally known as R. Norris Williams, was an American tennis player and passenger aboard RMS Titanic. He survived the sinking of the Titanic.[3] He won the U.S. National Tennis Championships in men's singles in 1914 and 1916. He was ranked the U.S. No. 1 player for 1916 by the USLTA, and world No. 2 for 1914.
- ^ a b "Players:Williams, Richard Norris". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved May 24, 2023.[permanent dead link]
- ^ USTA Top Ten. https://www.usta.com/en/home/about-usta/usta-history/national/mens-womens-year-end-top-10.html#tab=men's
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