Oliver Edward Michael Campbell (February 25, 1871 – July 11, 1953) was an American male tennis player who won the three consecutive singles titles at the U.S. Championships from 1890 through 1892.
Campbell was educated at Columbia College, graduating in 1891 and was posthumously inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.[2]
Career
For over a century, Campbell had the honour of being the youngest male player to win the U.S. singles title. He did it as a 19-year, 6 months and 9 days old student in 1890. That record went to fellow American Pete Sampras, 19 years and 28 days, when he won the title in 1990.[3]
Campbell defended his title in the challenge round matches in 1891, defeating Clarence Hobart, and in 1892, defeating Fred Hovey, but did not defend it in 1893 and thereby defaulted the title to Robert Wrenn. The challenge round against Clarence Hobart was the first title match played over five sets.[4][5]
In addition to his singles titles Campbell won the men's doubles titles at the U.S. National Championships in 1888, 1891 and 1892.[6]
oliver, campbell, oliver, edward, michael, campbell, february, 1871, july, 1953, american, male, tennis, player, three, consecutive, singles, titles, championships, from, 1890, through, 1892, full, nameoliver, edward, michael, campbellcountry, sports, united, . Oliver Edward Michael Campbell February 25 1871 July 11 1953 was an American male tennis player who won the three consecutive singles titles at the U S Championships from 1890 through 1892 Oliver CampbellFull nameOliver Edward Michael CampbellCountry sports United StatesBorn 1871 02 25 February 25 1871Brooklyn NY U S DiedJuly 11 1953 1953 07 11 aged 82 Campbellton New Brunswick CanadaTurned pro1886 amateur tour Retired1892Int Tennis HoF1955 member page SinglesCareer titles17Highest rankingNo 8 1890 ITHF 1 Grand Slam singles resultsWimbledon2R 1892 US OpenW 1890 1891 1892 DoublesGrand Slam doubles resultsWimbledonSF 1892 US OpenW 1890 1891 1892 Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Grand Slam finals 3 1 Singles 3 titles 3 2 Doubles 3 titles 2 runner ups 4 References 5 External linksEducation EditCampbell was educated at Columbia College graduating in 1891 and was posthumously inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010 2 Career EditFor over a century Campbell had the honour of being the youngest male player to win the U S singles title He did it as a 19 year 6 months and 9 days old student in 1890 That record went to fellow American Pete Sampras 19 years and 28 days when he won the title in 1990 3 Campbell defended his title in the challenge round matches in 1891 defeating Clarence Hobart and in 1892 defeating Fred Hovey but did not defend it in 1893 and thereby defaulted the title to Robert Wrenn The challenge round against Clarence Hobart was the first title match played over five sets 4 5 In addition to his singles titles Campbell won the men s doubles titles at the U S National Championships in 1888 1891 and 1892 6 Campbell was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1955 Grand Slam finals EditSingles 3 titles Edit Result Year Championship Surface Opponent ScoreWin 1890 U S Championships Grass Henry Slocum 6 2 4 6 6 3 6 1Win 1891 U S Championships Grass Clarence Hobart 2 6 7 5 7 9 6 1 6 2Win 1892 U S Championships Grass Fred Hovey 7 5 3 6 6 3 7 5Doubles 3 titles 2 runner ups Edit Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents ScoreWin 1888 U S Championships Grass Valentine Hall Clarence Hobart Edward MacMullen 6 4 6 2 6 4Loss 1889 U S Championships Grass Valentine Hall Henry Slocum Howard Taylor 1 6 3 6 2 6Win 1891 U S Championships Grass Bob Huntington Valentine Hall Clarence Hobart 6 3 6 4 8 6Win 1892 U S Championships Grass Bob Huntington Edward L Hall Valentine Hall 6 4 6 2 4 6 6 3Loss 1893 U S Championships Grass Bob Huntington Clarence Hobart Fred Hovey 3 6 4 6 6 4 2 6References Edit International Tennis Hall of Fame Inductee Page Oliver Campbell 2010 Hall of Fame Columbia University Athletics Retrieved 2020 07 01 Collins Bud 2010 The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2nd ed New York New Chapter Press p 488 ISBN 978 0942257700 In The Tennis Court PDF The New York Times August 27 1891 Retrieved 2 June 2012 Collins Bud 2010 The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2nd ed New York New Chapter Press p 455 ISBN 978 0942257700 Campbell and Huntington PDF The New York Times August 25 1892 Retrieved 3 June 2012 External links EditOliver Campbell at the International Tennis Hall of Fame Oliver Campbell at the Association of Tennis Professionals Portal Tennis Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oliver Campbell amp oldid 1115404914, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
