- Don McNeill (tennis)
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Don McNeill Full name William Donald McNeill Country U.S. Born April 30, 1918
Chickasha, OklahomaDied November 28, 1996
Vero Beach, FloridaCollege Kenyon College Int. Tennis HOF 1965 William Donald McNeill (April 30, 1918 - November 28, 1996) was an American male tennis player. He was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma and died in Vero Beach, Florida, United States.
In 1939, he became the second American to win the French championships (after Don Budge). Only seven American men in the history of the French Open have won the singles title.
He was named to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1965.
Don McNeill graduated from Kenyon College in 1940, where he became a brother of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Lambda chapter).
Grand Slam record
- French championships
- Singles champion: 1939
- Men's Doubles champion: 1939
- U.S. Championships
- Singles champion: 1940
- Men's Doubles champion: 1944
- Men's Doubles runner-up: 1946
- Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1944
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French Championships men's singles champions (1891) H. Briggs · (1892) Jean Schopfer · (1893) Laurent Riboulet · (1894) André Vacherot · (1895) André Vacherot · (1896) André Vacherot · (1897) Paul Aymé · (1898) Paul Aymé · (1899) Paul Aymé · (1900) Paul Aymé · (1901) André Vacherot · (1902) Michel Vacherot · (1903) Max Decugis · (1904) Max Decugis · (1905) Maurice Germot · (1906) Maurice Germot · (1907) Max Decugis · (1908) Max Decugis · (1909) Max Decugis · (1910) Maurice Germot · (1911) André Gobert · (1912) Max Decugis · (1913) Max Decugis · (1914) Max Decugis · (1915–1919) No competition (due to World War I) · (1920) André Gobert · (1921) Jean Samazeuilh · (1922) Henri Cochet · (1923) François Blanchy · (1924) Jean Borotra · (1925) René Lacoste · (1926) Henri Cochet · (1927) René Lacoste · (1928) Henri Cochet · (1929) René Lacoste · (1930) Henri Cochet · (1931) Jean Borotra · (1932) Henri Cochet · (1933) Jack Crawford · (1934) Gottfried von Cramm · (1935) Fred Perry · (1936) Gottfried von Cramm · (1937) Henner Henkel · (1938) Don Budge · (1939) Don McNeill · (1940–1945) No competition (due to World War II) · (1946) Marcel Bernard · (1947) József Asbóth · (1948) Frank Parker · (1949) Frank Parker · (1950) Budge Patty · (1951) Jaroslav Drobný · (1952) Jaroslav Drobný · (1953) Ken Rosewall · (1954) Tony Trabert · (1955) Tony Trabert · (1956) Lew Hoad · (1957) Sven Davidson · (1958) Mervyn Rose · (1959) Nicola Pietrangeli · (1960) Nicola Pietrangeli · (1961) Manuel Santana · (1962) Rod Laver · (1963) Roy Emerson · (1964) Manuel Santana · (1965) Fred Stolle · (1966) Tony Roche · (1967) Roy EmersonFrench Championships men's doubles champions (1925) Jean Borotra / René Lacoste • (1926) Vincent Richards / Howard Kinsey • (1927) Henri Cochet / Jacques Brugnon • (1928) Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon • (1929) René Lacoste / Jean Borotra • (1930) Henri Cochet / Jacques Brugnon • (1931) George Lott / John Van Ryn • (1932) Henri Cochet / Jacques Brugnon • (1933) Pat Hughes / Fred Perry • (1934) Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon • (1935) Jack Crawford / Adrian Quist • (1936) Jean Borotra / Marcel Bernard • (1937) Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel • (1938) Bernard Destremau / Yvon Petra • (1939) Don McNeill / Charles Harris • (1940-1945) No competition (due to World War II) • (1946) Marcel Bernard / Yvon Petra • (1947) Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess • (1948) Lennart Bergelin / Jaroslav Drobný • (1949) Pancho Gonzales / Frank Parker • (1950) Bill Talbert / Tony Trabert • (1951) Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman • (1952) Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman • (1953) Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall • (1954) Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert • (1955) Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert • (1956) Don Candy / Bob Perry • (1957) Malcolm Anderson / Ashley Cooper • (1958) Ashley Cooper / Neale Fraser • (1959) Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola • (1960) Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser • (1961) Roy Emerson / Rod Laver • (1962) Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser • (1963) Roy Emerson / Manuel Santana • (1964) Roy Emerson / Ken Fletcher • (1965) Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle • (1966) Clark Graebner / Dennis Ralston • (1967) John Newcombe / Tony Roche
U.S. National Championships men's doubles champions (1881) Clarence Clark / Frederick Winslow Taylor • (1882) Richard Sears / James Dwight • (1883) Richard Sears / James Dwight • (1884) Richard Sears / James Dwight • (1885) Richard Sears / Joseph Clark • (1886) Richard Sears / James Dwight • (1887) Richard Sears / James Dwight • (1888) Oliver Campbell / Valentine G. Hall • (1889) Henry Slocum / Howard Taylor • (1890) Valentine G. Hall / Clarence Hobart • (1891) Oliver Campbell / Bob Huntington • (1892) Oliver Campbell / Bob Huntington • (1893) Clarence Hobart / Frederick Hovey • (1894) Clarence Hobart / Frederick Hovey • (1895) Malcolm Chace / Robert Wrenn • (1896) Carr Neel / Sam Neel • (1897) Leo Ware / George Sheldon • (1898) Leo Ware / George Sheldon • (1899) Holcombe Ward / Dwight F. Davis • (1900) Holcombe Ward / Dwight F. Davis • (1901) Holcombe Ward / Dwight F. Davis • (1902) Reginald Doherty / Laurence Doherty • (1903) Reginald Doherty / Laurence Doherty • (1904) Holcombe Ward / Beals Wright • (1905) Holcombe Ward / Beals Wright • (1906) Holcombe Ward / Beals Wright • (1907) Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett • (1908) Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett • (1909) Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett • (1910) Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett • (1911) Raymond Little / Gus Touchard • (1912) Maurice McLoughlin / Tom Bundy • (1913) Maurice McLoughlin / Tom Bundy • (1914) Maurice McLoughlin / Tom Bundy • (1915) Clarence Griffin / Bill Johnston • (1916) Clarence Griffin / Bill Johnston • (1917) Fred Alexander / Harold Throckmorton • (1918) Vincent Richards / Bill Tilden • (1919) Norman Brookes / Gerald Patterson • (1920) Clarence Griffin / Bill Johnston • (1921) Vincent Richards / Bill Tilden • (1922) Vincent Richards / Bill Tilden • (1923) Brian Norton / Bill Tilden • (1924) Howard Kinsey / Robert Kinsey • (1925) Vincent Richards / R. Norris Williams • (1926) Vincent Richards / R. Norris Williams • (1927) Francis Hunter / Bill Tilden • (1928) George Lott / John F. Hennessey • (1929) George Lott / Johnny Doeg • (1930) George Lott / Johnny Doeg • (1931) Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn • (1932) Ellsworth Vines / Keith Gledhill • (1933) George Lott / Lester Stoefen • (1934) George Lott / Lester Stoefen • (1935) Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn • (1936) Don Budge / Gene Mako • (1937) Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel • (1938) Don Budge / Gene Mako • (1939) John Bromwich / Adrian Quist • (1940) Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder • (1941) Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder • (1942) Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert • (1943) Jack Kramer / Frank Parker • (1944) Bob Falkenburg / Don McNeill • (1945) Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert • (1946) Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert • (1947) Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder • (1948) Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert • (1949) John Bromwich / Bill Sidwell • (1950) John Bromwich / Frank Sedgman • (1951) Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman • (1952) Mervyn Rose / Vic Seixas • (1953) Rex Hartwig / Mervyn Rose • (1954) Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert • (1955) Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi • (1956) Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall • (1957) Ashley Cooper / Neale Fraser • (1958) Alex Olmedo / Ham Richardson • (1959) Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser • (1960) Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser • (1961) Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston • (1962) Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox • (1963) Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston • (1964) Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston • (1965) Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle • (1966) Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle • (1967) John Newcombe / Tony Roche
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- 1996 deaths
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- Kenyon College alumni
- People from Grady County, Oklahoma
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