Vic Seixas
Elias Victor Seixas, Jr. (August 30, 1923 – July 5, 2024) was an American tennis player.
 Seixas in 1954 | |
| Full name | Elias Victor Seixas, Jr. |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| Born | August 30, 1923 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | July 5, 2024 (aged 100) Mill Valley, California, U.S. |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 1940 |
| Plays | Right-handed (1-handed backhand) |
| Int. Tennis HOF | 1971 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (1953, Reading Eagle)[1] |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1953) |
| French Open | F (1953) |
| Wimbledon | W (1953) |
| US Open | W (1954) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1955) |
| French Open | W (1954, 1955) |
| Wimbledon | F (1952, 1954) |
| US Open | W (1952, 1954) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| French Open | W (1953) |
| Wimbledon | W (1953, 1954, 1955, 1956) |
| US Open | W (1953, 1954, 1955) |
| Team Competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (1954) |
Seixas was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was raised Jewish.[2][3][4] He studied at William Penn Charter School.[5][6][7] After serving in World War II, he studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)
In 1951, Seixas was ranked No. 4 in the world, two spots below Dick Savitt, while he was No. 1 in the U.S. ranking, one spot ahead of Savitt. In 1953, Seixas was ranked No. 3 in the world by Lance Tingay, and was also cited as being the World No. 1 in newspaper Reading Eagle the same year.[1]
Before his death, he was the oldest living male Grand Slam singles champion.
Seixas died on July 5, 2024 in Mill Valley, California at the age of 100.[8][9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Seixas Tests Shea in Eastern Tennis", Reading Eagle, August 6, 1953.
- ↑ Saul S. Friedman. A History of the Middle East (10 January 2014). ISBN 9780786451340. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ↑ Bob Wechsler. Day by Day in Jewish Sports History (2008). ISBN 9780881259698. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ↑ Everyculture.com: Portuguese-Americans.
- ↑ Education's More Than Just A History Lesson At . . . The Penn Charter School (July 9, 2007)philly.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ↑ SEIXAS RELISHES HIS MEMORIES OF AUSSIES' TUMBLE. Philadelphia Daily News. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DN&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI%20%7CDN&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB5CE70525FAA29&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ↑ Plumbing Shpp WOrk Helped Seixas Improve His Tennis. The Day. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6p80AAAAIBAJ&sjid=_HIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3973,3089790&dq=vic-seixas+penn+charter&hl=en. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ↑ Vic Seixas, a Wimbledon champion and tennis Hall of Famer, dies at 100. newsday.com (July 6, 2024). Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ↑ Goldstein, Richard (July 6, 2024). "Vic Seixas, Winner of 15 Grand Slam Tennis Titles, Dies at 100". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/06/sports/tennis/vic-seixas-dead.html.
Other websites
- ITF – Player profile Archived 2014-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Davis Cup bio Archived 2014-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
- International Tennis Hall of Fame
- Prominent members of Chi Psi
- Alpha Sigma of Chi Psi at UNC Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
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