Wayne Sabin

Wayne Sabin (April 1, 1915 – September 14, 1989) was an American male tennis player.

Wayne Sabin
Full nameWayne R. Sabin
Country (sports) United States
Born(1915-04-01)April 1, 1915
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
DiedSeptember 14, 1989(1989-09-14) (aged 74)
HeightBoca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Turned pro1942 (amateur tour from 1934)
Retired1954
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon2R (1937)
US OpenQF (1939, 1941)
Other tournaments
US ProSF (1942, 1946)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
US OpenF (1941)

He reached the final of the men's doubles competition at the U.S. National Championships (now US Open). He partnered with Gardnar Mulloy and lost the final in straight sets against Jack Kramer and Ted Schroeder.[1] His best singles performance came in 1939 and 1941 when he reached the quarterfinals at the U.S. National Championships where he was defeated by Welby Van Horn and Don McNeill respectively.

Sabin was ranked No. 6 among the U.S. amateurs in 1937 and 1941.

In 1939 Sabin won the singles title at the National Indoors Tennis Championships, played at the Seventh Regiment Armory in New York.[2][3]

In 2009 Sabin was inducted into the USTA Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1941U.S. National ChampionshipsGrass Gardnar Mulloy Jack Kramer
Ted Schroeder
7–9, 4–6, 2–6

References

  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 477. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. USTA, United States Tennis Association (1979). Bill Shannon (ed.). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (Rev. and updated 1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. p. 255. ISBN 0060144785.
  3. "Portland's Tennis Star, Wayne Sabin, Wins Indoor Crown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. March 5, 1939.


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