Robert Lindley Murray

Robert Lindley Murray
Country (sports) United States
Born(1892-11-02)November 2, 1892
San Francisco, California
DiedJanuary 17, 1970(1970-01-17) (aged 77)
Lewiston, New York[1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1913 (amateur tour)[2]
Retired1926 (played part-time afterwards)
PlaysLeft-handed (1-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF1958 (member page)
Singles
Career record131-24 (84.5%)[3]
Career titles16 [3]
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenW (1917, 1918)
Professional majors
US ProSF (1933)

Robert Lindley Murray (November 2, 1892 – January 17, 1970) was an American chemist[2] and tennis player.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference nytimes/murray-hooker-tennis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Ohnsorg, Roger W. (February 3, 2011). Robert Lindley Murray: The Reluctant U.S. Tennis Champion;. Victoria, BC: Trafford On Demand Pub. pp. 266–272. ISBN 9781426945144.
  3. ^ a b Garcia, Gabriel. "Robert L. Murray: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved November 9, 2017.