Quincy Shaw Explained

Quincy Shaw
Fullname:Quincy Adams Shaw Jr.
Birth Date:30 July 1869
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Turnedpro:1884 (amateur tour)
Retired:1894
Plays:Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Usopenresult:F (1889Ch)

Quincy Adams Shaw Jr. (July 30, 1869 – May 8, 1960) was a left-handed tennis player from the United States.

Shaw won the NCAA Men's Tennis Championships in doubles for Harvard University in 1887 and 1890,[1] and reached the Challenge Round in singles at the U.S. National Championships in 1889 (beating Oliver Campbell, then losing to Henry Slocum).[2] He was among the top 10 American tennis players in 1887 and 1889.[3]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ncaa.com. NCAA History - Men's Tennis History. 2009-06-27.
  2. Book: Talbert, Bill. Bill Talbert. Tennis Observed. 1967. Barre Publishers. Boston. 65. 172306.
  3. Web site: United States Tennis Association. Year-end rankings: Top 10 U.S. Men . January 1, 2017.