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| Full name | Sidney Burr Beardslee Wood Jr. |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Born | November 1, 1911 Black Rock, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | January 10, 2009 (aged 97) Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 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]
- ^ "Bromwich placed third". The Sydney Morning Herald. October 5, 1938. p. 19 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Béla Kehrling, ed. (November 1, 1931). "Külföldi hírek" [International news] (PDF). Tennisz és Golf. III (in Hungarian). Vol. 20. Budapest, Hungary: Egyesült Kő-, Könyvnyomda. Könyv- és Lapkiadó Rt. pp. 16–17. Retrieved February 10, 2012.