| Butch Seewagen | |
| Fullname: | George Lansing Seewagen |
| Birth Date: | 13 June 1946 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, United States |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Turnedpro: | 1970 |
| Singlesrecord: | 39–68 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 87 (October 15, 1973) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 1R (1970) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 2R (1972) |
| Usopenresult: | 3R (1967, 1971) |
| Doublesrecord: | 22–44 |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 2R (1973) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 2R (1970, 1972) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | 2R (1968, 1971, 1976) |
| Mixed: | yes |
| Wimbledonmixedresult: | 4R (1972) |
| Usopenmixedresult: | SF (1966) |
George Lansing "Butch" Seewagen (born June 13, 1946) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
He was born in New York City on June 13, 1946, to George and Clella Seewagen.[1] His father was the tennis coach at St. John’s University and a former player, who played against Don Budge at the 1936 U.S. National Championships.[1]
An Orange Bowl winner in 1959, Seewagen was only 17 when he made his first appearance at the US National Championships.[1] He was a member of the United States Junior Davis Cup team from 1963 to 1965.[1]
With Kathy Blake, he made the semi-finals of the mixed doubles at the 1966 US National Championships.[1]
At Rice University he twice received NCAA All-American honours, in 1967 and 1968.[1] He won the 1969 United States Amateur Championships in a closely fought final against Zan Guerry, which he won 6–4 in the fifth set.[1]
Seewagen, who turned professional in 1970, played against top seed Rod Laver in the first round at the 1970 Wimbledon Championships.[2]
He defeated both Jimmy Connors and Jan Kodeš during the 1972 Grand Prix tennis season. His win over Connors came en route to a quarter-final appearance in the Tanglewood International Tennis Classic and he beat Kodeš in South Orange, where he also reached the quarter-finals.[3] [4] As a doubles player he was runner-up at two Grand Prix tournaments, the Swedish Open in 1971 and Roanoke International Tennis Tournament in 1973.[5]
In 1975 he suffered a groin injury which left him unable to walk for nine months.[1]
During his professional career he was also the head coach at Columbia University, of teams that included Vitas Gerulaitis and Eric Fromm.[1]
He was inducted into the USTA Eastern Hall of Fame in 2005.[1]
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1971 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Jaime Pinto-Bravo | 6–7, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 1973 | Roanoke, United States | Hard |  Ian Fletcher | 0–6, 6–7 |