Valentine Hall

Valentine Gill "Vallie" Hall III[2] (November 12, 1867, New York – October 26, 1934) was an American tennis player who was active in the late 19th century. He was the elder son of Valentine Gill Hall Jr. and Mary Livingston Ludlow of the Livingston family. Vallie's eldest sister was Anna Rebecca Hall, making him an uncle of First Lady of the United States, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt.[3]

Valentine Hall
Full nameValentine Gill Hall III
Country (sports) United States
Born(1867-11-12)November 12, 1867[1]
New York, NY, United States
DiedOctober 26, 1934(1934-10-26) (aged 66)
Turned pro1886 (amateur tour)
Retired1894
Singles
Career titles12
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenSF (1891)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US OpenW (1888, 1890)

Career

In 1888 and 1890 he won the Doubles title at the U.S. National Championships, also reaching the semi-finals in the Singles in 1891 (and the quarter-finals in 1890, 1892 and 1893).

Hall twice won the singles title at the Hudson River Championships, in 1888 and 1890. In 1891 he won the Southampton Invitation tennis tournament staged at the Meadow Club, Southampton, NY.[4] Together with his brother Edward Ludlow Hall (1872–1932) he won the National Eastern Doubles Championships in 1892.[5]

In 1889 he wrote a book titled Lawn Tennis in America containing biographical sketches of prominent players. He was a secretary of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1888U.S. ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Oliver CampbellUnited States Clarence Hobart
United States E.P. Macmullen
6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Loss1889U.S. ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Oliver CampbellUnited States Henry Slocum
United States Howard Taylor
1–6, 3–6, 2–6
Win1890U.S. ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Clarence HobartUnited States Charles Carver
United States John Ryerson
6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3
Loss1891U.S. ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Clarence HobartUnited States Oliver Campbell
United States Bob Huntington
3–6, 4–6, 6–8
Loss1892U.S. ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Edward L. HallUnited States Oliver Campbell
United States Bob Huntington
4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6

References

  1. Reynolds, Cuyler (1914). Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 1332. ASIN B007IPINHM.
  2. "Roosevelt genealogy". Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
  3. "First Lady, Calling, Finds Her Uncle Dead". The New York Times. October 28, 1934. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  4. "In The Tennis Court" (PDF). The New York Times. July 26, 1891. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  5. "Hall Brothers Win Easily" (PDF). The New York Times. August 6, 1892. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
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