A Harvard University graduate, Sorlien was a lawyer by profession and practiced at a firm in the Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia. He was on the board of the International Lawn Tennis Club of the United States and has an annual open-age competition, the Sorlien Cup, named in his honor.[2]
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^"Doris Hart And Little Mo Lead US At Wimbledon". The Fresno Bee. June 24, 1952.
richard, sorlien, june, 1922, january, 2008, american, lawyer, amateur, tennis, player, full, namerichard, sorliencountry, sports, united, statesborn, 1922, june, 1922diedjanuary, 2008, 2008, aged, singlesgrand, slam, singles, resultsus, open3r, 1951, sorlien,. Richard Sorlien June 23 1922 January 7 2008 was an American lawyer and amateur tennis player Richard SorlienFull nameRichard C SorlienCountry sports United StatesBorn 1922 06 23 June 23 1922DiedJanuary 7 2008 2008 01 07 aged 85 SinglesGrand Slam singles resultsUS Open3R 1951 Sorlien a native of Minnesota had his early career interrupted by World War II in which he served with the United States Air Force He made the singles third round of the 1951 U S National Championships losing to Mervyn Rose In 1952 he played in the men s doubles and mixed doubles main draws of the Wimbledon Championships 1 A Harvard University graduate Sorlien was a lawyer by profession and practiced at a firm in the Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia He was on the board of the International Lawn Tennis Club of the United States and has an annual open age competition the Sorlien Cup named in his honor 2 References edit Doris Hart And Little Mo Lead US At Wimbledon The Fresno Bee June 24 1952 Downey Sally A January 13 2008 Business lawyer who loved tennis The Philadelphia Inquirer External links editRichard Sorlien at the Association of Tennis Professionals Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Sorlien amp oldid 1189841194, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
