Roland Roberts
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Roland Roberts (October 22, 1897 — March 31, 1965) was an American male tennis player.
Tennis career
In 1918 he became the Pacific Coast lawn tennis champion. In a tournament that lacked most of the top class players who were drafted into service due to World War I he defeated Victor Breeden in the final in straight sets.[1]
In 1920 he reached the final of the men's doubles competition at the U.S. National Championships together with Willis E. Davis which they lost to Clarence Griffin and Bill Johnston in three straight sets.[2]
In July 1920 he won the National Clay Court Tennis Championship, played at the South Side Tennis Club in Chicago, after beating Vincent Richards in three straight sets.[3]
As an 18-year-old at the Cincinnati Masters, he reached the quarterfinals in 1916 before falling to Dean Mathey of Princeton, in five sets.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 1920 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Template:Flagicon Willis E. Davis | Template:Flagicon Clarence Griffin Template:Flagicon Bill Johnston |
2–6, 2–6, 3–6 |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Samual Hardy, ed. (1919). Spalding's Official Lawn Tennis Annual 1919. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. pp. 151–153.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 477. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Roberts Wins Clay Court Tennis Title" (PDF). The New York Times. July 19, 1920. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
