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For the Canadian chemist, see Robert J. LeRoy.
| Country (sports) | United States |
|---|---|
| Born | February 7, 1885 New York |
| Died | September 7, 1946(1946-09-07) (aged 61) New York |
| Turned pro | 1901 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1931 |
| College | Columbia University |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | F (1907) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games |  Silver Medal (1904) |
| Doubles | |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | Silver Medal (1904) |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Tennis | ||
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1904 St. Louis | Singles |
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1904 St. Louis | Doubles |
Robert LeRoy (February 7, 1885 – September 7, 1946) was a tennis player from New York in the United States, who won two medals at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. He won a Silver medal in both the men's singles event and the men's doubles tournament, partnering Alphonzo Bell.
Tennis career
He played collegiate tennis at Columbia University, where in 1904 and 1906 he won the National Collegiate Athletics Association singles championship. In 1907, he was a singles finalist at the U.S. National Championships, now known as the US Open, losing in straight sets to eventual seven times champion William Larned. He also won three consecutive singles titles (1907–1909) at the tournament now known as the Cincinnati Masters.
References
- Sports Reference Olympics Profile
- Smith, Phillip S. (2012). "From Club Court to Center Court: The Evolution of Tennis in Cincinnati", 2012 Edition.
External links
- Robert Leroy at Tennis Archives
- 1885 births
- 1946 deaths
- American male tennis players
- Columbia Lions tennis players
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States
- Olympic tennis players of the United States
- Tennis people from New York
- Tennis players at the 1904 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in tennis
- Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics