Owen Anderson | |
Plays: | Right-handed |
Frenchopenresult: | 4R (1938) |
Wimbledonresult: | 3R (1938) |
Usopenresult: | 3R (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]