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Owen Anderson

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Owen Anderson
Country (sports) United States
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open4R (1938)
Wimbledon3R (1938)
US Open3R (1937, 1938, 1940)

Owen Anderson was an American tennis player of the 1930s and 1940s.

A collegiate tennis player for the UCLA Bruins, Anderson joined the university from Hollywood High School and was the 1937 Eastern Intercollegiate Champion, beating Gardnar Mulloy in the final.[1] In 1938, his best year on tour, he won the Irish Championships over defending title holder George Lyttleton Rogers and beat local favourite Henner Henkel to win the Wiesbaden Championships.[2] He reached the round of 16 at the 1938 French Championships and pushed Franjo Punčec (seeded fifth) to five sets in the third round of the 1938 Wimbledon Championships.[3]

Anderson was married to British tennis player Rita Jarvis from 1940 to 1953.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Owen Anderson Captures College Tennis Crown". The Salt Lake Tribune. July 5, 1937.
  2. ^ "Owen Anderson Becomes Latest Threat in Tennis". The Rock Island Argus. May 9, 1938.
  3. ^ "Loser Steals Tennis Show". The Baltimore Sun. June 24, 1938.
  4. ^ "Tennis player gets decree". Daily News. March 18, 1953.
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