- Grant Golden
Grant Golden (born August 21, 1929, in
Wilmette, Illinois ) was an American amateurtennis player in the 1940s and 1950s.Golden was ranked in the U.S. top 10 in singles in 1953, 1956, and 1957, and was ranked # 2 in the U.S. in doubles in 1953.
Tennis career
Golden played collegiate tennis from 1948 to 1951 at
Northwestern University , where he wasBig Ten Conference singles and doubles champion in 1950. He earned his doubles title with Bill Landin.i love grant micheal golden!!! he is the love of my life!! Grant was most successful as a doubles player, winning the United States National Indoor Doubles championship in 1957 and 1958, and the United States National Clay Court Doubles championship in 1952, 1953, and 1959.At the
Cincinnati Masters , Golden won three consecutive doubles titles: in 1956 (withBernard Bartzen ), in 1957 (with Bill Quillian), and in 1958 (with Bartzen). He also reached the doubles final in 1951 (with Hugh Stewart) and in 1959 (withWhitney Reed ).In singles in Cincinnati, he was a finalist in 1957 (losing to Bartzen); a semifinalist in 1951 (losing to future
International Tennis Hall of Fame enshrineeTony Trabert ), 1952, and 1956; and a quarterfinalist in 1949. He also reached the Round of 16 in 1950 (losing 8-10 in the final set toHamilton Richardson ), and in 1958.Davis Cup
Grant was 2–1 in Davis Cup play in 1957. [http://www.daviscup.com/teams/player.asp?player=10003544]
Maccabiah Games
In 1953, Grant, who is
Jew ish, competed in theMaccabiah Games and captured threegold medal s in the men's singles (over South African Sid Levy), the men's doubles with partnerPablo Eisenberg , and the mixed doubles with partnerAnita Kanter .Halls of Fame
He was inducted into the Northwestern University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998. [http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:Y0nuLSJLcj4J:nusports.cstv.com/ot/nw-hall-of-fame.html+%22grant+golden%22+northwestern&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us]
Grant was also inducted into the
USTA Midwest Section Hall of Fame. [http://www.midwest.usta.com/content/custom.sps?iType=1436&icustompageid=2651]Links
* [http://www.daviscup.com/teams/player.asp?player=10003544 Davis Cup record]
* [http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=tennis&ID=61 Jews in Sports bio]
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