| Fullname | Maurice Evans McLoughlin |
|---|---|
| Residence | AKA "The California Comet" |
| Birth date | January 7, 1890 |
| Birth place | Carson City, Nevada |
| Death date | December 10, 1957 (aged 67) |
| Death place | Hermosa Beach, California |
| Retired | 1919 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Tennishofyear | 1957 |
| Tennishofid | maurice-mcloughlin |
| Singlesrecord | 189–25 (88.3%)[1] |
| Singlestitles | 29[1] |
| Highestsinglesranking | No. 1 (1914, A. Wallis Myers)[2] |
| Wimbledonresult | F (1913Ch) |
| Usopenresult | W (1912, 1913) |
| Usopendoublesresult | W (1912, 1913, 1914) |
| Team | yes |
| Daviscupresult | W (1913) |
Maurice Evans McLoughlin (January 7, 1890 – December 10, 1957) was an American tennis player. Known for his powerful serve, overhead, and volley, McLoughlin was the first male tennis champion from the western United States.[3]
Biography
He was born on January 7, 1890, in Carson City, Nevada.[3][4]
At the U.S. Championships, he won the singles twice, 1912[5] and 1913, and the doubles three times with Thomas Bundy, 1912-1914. In 1913 he also became the first American to be a finalist in the singles at Wimbledon when he defeated Stanley Doust in the final of the All-Comers tournament. He lost the Challenge Round in straight sets to defending champion Anthony Wilding.[6][7]
The "California Comet" was the World No. 1 player for 1914.[8] He married Helen Mears in 1918 and they had three children.
He died on December 10, 1957, in Hermosa Beach, California.[3]
Legacy
In 1915, McLoughlin published an instructional tennis book titled Tennis as I Play It,[9] ghostwritten by Sinclair Lewis.[10]
McLoughlin was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in 1957.
Grand Slam finals
Singles: (2 titles, 4 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1911 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | William Larned | 4–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1912 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Wallace F. Johnson | 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1913 | Wimbledon | Grass | Anthony Wilding | 6–8, 3–6, 8–10 |
| Win | 1913 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Richard Norris Williams | 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1914 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Richard Norris Williams | 3–6, 6–8, 8–10 |
| Loss | 1915 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Bill Johnston | 6–1, 0–6, 5–7, 8–10 |
Doubles (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1912 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Tom Bundy | Raymond Little Gustave Touchard | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 1913 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Tom Bundy | John Strachan Clarence Griffin | 6–4, 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 1914 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Tom Bundy | George Church Dean Mathey | 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1915 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Tom Bundy | Clarence Griffin Bill Johnston | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1916 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Henry Ward Dawson | Clarence Griffin Bill Johnston | 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
Singles performance timeline
Events with a challenge round: (WC) won; (CR) lost the challenge round; (FA) all comers' finalist
| 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Not held | A | 0 / 0 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| French | Only for French club members | Not held | 0 / 0 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | CR | A | Not held | A | 0 / 1 | 7–1 | 87.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. | FA | QF | CR | WC | W | F | F | 4R | A | A | QF | 2 / 9 | 51–7 | 87.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 6–1 | 4–1 | 7–1 | 8–0 | 14–1 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2 / 10 | 58–8 | 87.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Maurice McLoughlin: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennis Base. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". Auckland Star. April 17, 1915. p. 15. – via PapersPast.
- ^ "'California Comet,' Noted for Flashy Style, Helped Game to National Popularity. Maurice McLoughlin Dies at 67. U.S. Tennis Champion in '12-13". Associated Press in the New York Times. December 12, 1957. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
Maurice E. McLoughlin, tennis star in the early part of the century, died at his home last night after a short illness. He was 67 years old. He suffered a heart attack a week ago.
- ^ "American Lawn Tennis". United States Lawn Tennis Association. 1931. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
Maurice E. McLoughlin, born January 7, 1890; Melville H. Long, born October 18, 1889.
- ^ "M'Loughlin is New Tennis Champion". The New York Times. August 27, 1912.
- ^ "Mc'Loughlin Beats Doust At Tennis". New York Times. July 2, 1913. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
Maurice E. McLoughlin of San Francisco, the United States lawn tennis champion, by defeating to-day in three straight sets Stanley N. Doust, the Australasian Davis Cup Captain, in the final round of the all-England lawn tennis singles championship tournament, won the right to challenge A. F. Wilding of New Zealand, the title holder, and the match will be played here on Friday.
- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis. 2nd ed. [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 417, 457, 477. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Runyon, Damon (November 1914), "McLoughlin—The World's Greatest Tennis Player", Munsey's Magazine. 53 (11): 331–8
- ^ McLoughlin, Maurice (1915). Tennis As I Play It. New York: George H. Doran.
- ^ Pastore, Stephen R., Sinclair Lewis: A Descriptive Bibliography, New Haven, YALEbooks, 1997, pp.323–5.