Wrenn played a small role in the formation of college ice hockey in the United States.[5] In the fall of 1892, Wrenn and fellow tennis champion (and doubles partner) Malcolm Greene Chace played in an international tennis tournament in Niagara Falls, New York,[5] where they met some Canadian athletes who invited them to return the next winter to learn about their sport of ice hockey, which differed from the game of ice polo which was then played in American colleges.[5] Wrenn and Chace gathered some friends from other northeast colleges including Cornell University and returned to Canada over Christmas break 1894-95 for a series of hockey matches.[5] Each of the students returned to their respective campuses to promote the sport of ice hockey.[5] Wrenn later played for the St. Nicholas Hockey Club.[4]
Wrenn won his tennis titles in 1893, 1894, 1896 and 1897 (losing out to Fred Hovey in 1895).
Wrenn played for the U.S. Davis Cup team in 1903 together with his brother George. In the final against the British Isles at the Longwood Cricket Club, they were defeated 1–4 and Wrenn lost both his singles matches against Reginald and Laurence Doherty as well as the doubles against the Doherty brothers.[6]
Wrenn was vice-president of the United States Tennis Association from 1902 until 1911 and president from 1912 until 1915.[7] He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1955.
He was arrested in 1914 when the car he was driving ran over and killed Herbert George Loveday, the choir director of St Mary's Church in Tuxedo Park, New York.[8] Wrenn was exonerated when, according to a May 21, 1914 article in The New York Times, "the Grand Jury, finding from testimony that the mechanism of the car had become disarranged, and the steering gear powerless, declined to find an indictment, and the complaint was dismissed."
^ ab"Robert Wrenn: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL.
^ abInternational Tennis Hall of Fame Inductee Page
^ abBaltzell, E. Digby (2017). Sporting Gentlemen: Men's Tennis from the Age of Honor to the Cult of the Superstar. Routledge. ISBN9781351488341. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
^ abcd"Robert D. Wrenn, Noted Athlete, Dies; National Tennis Champion Four Times Succumbs to Bright's Disease at 53". New York Times. November 13, 1925. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
^ abcdeHanlon, John (April 17, 1967). "When Harvard Met Brown It Wasn't Ice Polo". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 23, 2020. A lot of weird games between a lot of scrub teams probably were played on ice before Jan. 19, 1898, but on that day modern intercollegiate hockey competition was officially born
^"Davis Cup - Profile Robert Wrenn". ITF. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
^USTA (1979). Bill Shannon (ed.). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (Rev. and updated 1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. p. 379. ISBN0060144785.
^"Exonerates R.D. Wrenn" (PDF). The New York Times. May 21, 1914. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
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For the American golfer see Robert Wrenn golfer For the ice hockey player see Bob Wren Robert Duffield Wrenn September 20 1873 November 12 1925 was an American left handed tennis player four time U S singles championship winner and one of the first inductees in the International Tennis Hall of Fame 2 Robert WrennWrenn in 1900Full nameRobert Duffield WrennCountry sports United StatesBorn 1873 09 20 September 20 1873Highland Park Illinois U S DiedNovember 12 1925 1925 11 12 aged 52 Manhattan New York City U S Retired1903PlaysLeft handed one handed backhand Int Tennis HoF1955 member page SinglesCareer record111 40 70 5 1 Career titles11 1 Highest rankingNo 1 1897 ITHF 2 Grand Slam singles resultsUS OpenW 1893 1894 1896 1897 DoublesGrand Slam doubles resultsUS OpenW 1895 Robert Bob Wrenn Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Death 4 Grand Slam finals 4 1 Singles 4 titles 1 runner up 4 2 Doubles 1 title 1 runner up 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editWrenn was born in Highland Park Illinois Wrenn attended Harvard University where he was a prominent quarterback on the football team Wrenn was considered one of Harvard s greatest all around athletes 3 a star player at football ice hockey and baseball 4 3 Wrenn played a small role in the formation of college ice hockey in the United States 5 In the fall of 1892 Wrenn and fellow tennis champion and doubles partner Malcolm Greene Chace played in an international tennis tournament in Niagara Falls New York 5 where they met some Canadian athletes who invited them to return the next winter to learn about their sport of ice hockey which differed from the game of ice polo which was then played in American colleges 5 Wrenn and Chace gathered some friends from other northeast colleges including Cornell University and returned to Canada over Christmas break 1894 95 for a series of hockey matches 5 Each of the students returned to their respective campuses to promote the sport of ice hockey 5 Wrenn later played for the St Nicholas Hockey Club 4 Wrenn won his tennis titles in 1893 1894 1896 and 1897 losing out to Fred Hovey in 1895 Career editIn 1898 he served in Cuba with Theodore Roosevelt s Rough Riders in the Spanish American War He contracted yellow fever while in Cuba Wrenn played for the U S Davis Cup team in 1903 together with his brother George In the final against the British Isles at the Longwood Cricket Club they were defeated 1 4 and Wrenn lost both his singles matches against Reginald and Laurence Doherty as well as the doubles against the Doherty brothers 6 Wrenn was vice president of the United States Tennis Association from 1902 until 1911 and president from 1912 until 1915 7 He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1955 He was arrested in 1914 when the car he was driving ran over and killed Herbert George Loveday the choir director of St Mary s Church in Tuxedo Park New York 8 Wrenn was exonerated when according to a May 21 1914 article in The New York Times the Grand Jury finding from testimony that the mechanism of the car had become disarranged and the steering gear powerless declined to find an indictment and the complaint was dismissed Wrenn was an aviator in World War I 4 Death editWrenn died of Bright s disease in his apartment in the Hotel Madison in Manhattan at age 52 4 Grand Slam finals editSingles 4 titles 1 runner up edit Result Year Championship Surface Opponent ScoreWin 1893 U S Championships Grass nbsp Fred Hovey 6 4 3 6 6 4 6 4Win 1894 U S Championships Grass nbsp Manliffe Goodbody 6 8 6 1 6 4 6 4Loss 1895 U S Championships Grass nbsp Fred Hovey 3 6 2 6 4 6Win 1896 U S Championships Grass nbsp Fred Hovey 7 5 3 6 6 0 1 6 6 1Win 1897 U S Championships Grass nbsp Wilberforce Eaves 4 6 8 6 6 3 2 6 6 2Doubles 1 title 1 runner up edit Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents ScoreWin 1895 U S Championships Grass nbsp Malcolm Chace nbsp Clarence Hobart nbsp Fred Hovey 7 5 6 1 8 6Loss 1896 U S Championships Grass nbsp Malcolm Chace nbsp Carr Neel nbsp Sam Neel 3 6 6 1 1 6 6 3 1 6References edit a b Robert Wrenn Career match record thetennisbase com Tennismem SL a b International Tennis Hall of Fame Inductee Page a b Baltzell E Digby 2017 Sporting Gentlemen Men s Tennis from the Age of Honor to the Cult of the Superstar Routledge ISBN 9781351488341 Retrieved February 23 2020 a b c d Robert D Wrenn Noted Athlete Dies National Tennis Champion Four Times Succumbs to Bright s Disease at 53 New York Times November 13 1925 Retrieved February 23 2020 a b c d e Hanlon John April 17 1967 When Harvard Met Brown It Wasn t Ice Polo Sports Illustrated Retrieved February 23 2020 A lot of weird games between a lot of scrub teams probably were played on ice before Jan 19 1898 but on that day modern intercollegiate hockey competition was officially born Davis Cup Profile Robert Wrenn ITF Retrieved April 19 2012 USTA 1979 Bill Shannon ed Official Encyclopedia of Tennis Rev and updated 1st ed New York Harper amp Row p 379 ISBN 0060144785 Exonerates R D Wrenn PDF The New York Times May 21 1914 Retrieved April 19 2012 External links editRobert Wrenn at the Association of Tennis Professionals nbsp Robert Wrenn at the International Tennis Hall of Fame nbsp Robert Wrenn at the International Tennis Federation nbsp Robert Wrenn at the Davis Cup nbsp Portal nbsp Tennis Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Wrenn amp oldid 1190524499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
