Maurice McLoughlin

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Maurice McLoughlin (1890-1957), Henry Ward Dawson (1890-1963), William Johnston (1894-1946), Clarence Griffin (1888-1973) on August 30, 1916 at the national men's doubles championship.

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McLoughlin vs. Melville H. Long on September 9, 1911 at The Championships, Wimbledon

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.

Biography

He was born on January 7, 1890, in Carson City, Nevada.

At the U.S. Championships, he won the singles twice, 1912 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.

The "California Comet" was the World No. 1 player for 1914. He married Helen Mears in 1918 and they had three children.

He died on December 10, 1957, in Hermosa Beach, California.

Legacy

In 1915, McLoughlin published an instructional tennis book titled Tennis as I Play It, ghostwritten by Sinclair Lewis.

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	Template:Flagicon William Larned	4–6, 4–6, 2–6
Win	1912	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Wallace F. Johnson	3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
Loss	1913	Wimbledon	Grass	Template:Flagicon Anthony Wilding	6–8, 3–6, 8–10
Win	1913	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Richard Norris Williams	6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1
Loss	1914	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Richard Norris Williams	3–6, 6–8, 8–10
Loss	1915	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon 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	Template:Flagicon Tom Bundy	Template:Flagicon Raymond Little Template:Flagicon Gustave Touchard	3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 7–5
Win	1913	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Tom Bundy	Template:Flagicon John Strachan Template:Flagicon Clarence Griffin	6–4, 7–5, 6–1
Win	1914	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Tom Bundy	Template:Flagicon George Church Template:Flagicon Dean Mathey	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
Loss	1915	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Tom Bundy	Template:Flagicon Clarence Griffin Template:Flagicon Bill Johnston	6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss	1916	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Henry Ward Dawson	Template:Flagicon Clarence Griffin Template:Flagicon Bill Johnston	4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 3–6

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