Theodore Pell Explained

Theodore Pell
Fullname:Theodore Roosevelt Pell
Country:United States
Birth Date:12 May 1879
Birth Place:New York, NY
Death Place:Sands Point, New York
Tennishofyear:1966
Tennishofid:theodore-pell
Plays:Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Highestsinglesranking:No. 5 (1913 U.S. ranking)
Usopenresult:SF (1915)
Othertournaments:yes
Olympicsresult:3R (1912)

Theodore Roosevelt Pell (May 12, 1879 – August 18, 1967) was an American tennis player who played in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Tennis career

Pell was the only U.S. participant in tennis events at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He played in the outdoor tournament and reached the third round in which he was defeated by the German Ludwig Heyden.[2]

His best performance at a Grand Slam tournament came in 1915 when he defeated Watson Washburn and Beals Wright to reach the semifinal of the U.S National Championships at Newport. In the semifinal he was beaten in straight sets by Maurice McLoughlin.[3]

He won the singles title at the New England Championships from 1907 until 1910.[4] Pell won the singles title at the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships in 1907, 1909, and 1911 and the doubles title in 1905, 1909, 1911 and 1912.[5]

He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1966.

He was a nephew of President Theodore Roosevelt.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Theodore Pell . Olympedia . 8 June 2021.
  2. Web site: Olympic Sports – Profile Roosevelt Pell. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418122548/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/roosevelt-pell-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. SportsReference.
  3. Book: The Bud Collins History of Tennis. 2010. New Chapter Press. [New York]. 978-0942257700. 457. Bud Collins. 2nd.
  4. News: Pell Retains Tennis Title. The New York Times. June 12, 1910.
  5. Book: Robertson, Max. The Encyclopedia of Tennis. 1974. Allen & Unwin. London. 9780047960420. 338.