Full name | Sidney Burr Beardslee Wood Jr. |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Born | Black Rock, Connecticut, U.S. | November 1, 1911
Died | January 10, 2009 Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. | (aged 97)
Turned pro | 1927 (amateur tour) |
Retired | 1956 |
Plays | Right-handed (1-handed backhand) |
Int. Tennis HoF | 1964 (member page) |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 5 (1938, A. Wallis Myers)[1] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 3R (1928, 1932) |
Wimbledon | W (1931) |
US Open | F (1935) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | SF (1931) |
US Open | F (1942) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | F (1932) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | F (1934) |
Sidney Burr Wood Jr. (November 1, 1911 – January 10, 2009) was an American tennis player who won the 1931 Wimbledon singles title. Wood was ranked in the world's Top 10 five times between 1931 and 1938, and was ranked World No. 6 in 1931 and 1934 and No. 5 in 1938 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph.[2]