George Martin Lott (October 16, 1906 - December 2, 1991) was an American tennis player and tennis coach who was born in Springfield, Illinois, United States. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Springfield is the capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 116482 (U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Lott is mostly remembered as being one of the greatest doubles players of all time. He won the U. S. title five times with three different partners: John Hennessey in 1928; John Doeg in 1929 and 1930; and Les Stoefen in 1933 and 1934. John F Hennessey (born October 27, 1900, Indianapolis Indiana; died August 1981 Stuart Florida) was a top American Tennis player John Thomas Godfray Hope Doeg (born December 7, 1908 in Sonora, Mexico &ndash died April 27, 1978) was a male tennis player Lester Stoefen ( March 30 1911 in Des Moines, Iowa - February 8 1970 in La Jolla, California) was In 1934 Lott became a touring professional, thereby giving up his amateur status and the ability to play in Grand Slam tournaments.

Lott died in Chicago, where, at the time of his death, he was the tennis coach at DePaul University. DePaul University is a private institution of Higher education and Research in Chicago, Illinois, U ^[1]

Lott was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1964. The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a non-profit Tennis Hall of fame and Museum at the Newport Casino in Newport Rhode Island Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles (48 km south of Providence ^[2]

Contents 1 Grand Slam record 2 Grand Slam singles finals 2.1 Runner-up (1) 3 Other tennis achievements 4 References

Grand Slam record

• U.S. Championships
  • Singles runner-up: 1931
  • Men's Doubles champion: 1928, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1934
  • Mixed Doubles champion: 1929, 1931, 1934
  • Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1933

• French Championships
  • Men's Doubles champion: 1931

• Wimbledon
  • Men's Doubles champion: 1931, 1934
  • Men's Doubles runner-up: 1930
  • Mixed Doubles champion: 1931

Grand Slam singles finals

Runner-up (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1931	U.S. Championships	Ellsworth Vines	7–9, 6–3, 9–7, 7–5

Other tennis achievements

• Davis Cup Team Member - 1928-31, 1933-34
• The first player, and one of only three (Bobby Riggs and Mats Wilander being the other two), to win the tournament now known as the Cincinnati Masters four times: 1924, 1925, 1927 and 1932. The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 Henry Ellsworth Vines Jr (September 28 1911 – March 17 1994 was an American Tennis champion of the 1930s the World No Robert Larimore ("Bobby" Riggs ( February 25, 1918 &ndash October 25, 1995) was a 1930s&ndash40s Mats Wilander (born August 22 1964, in Växjö, Sweden) is a former World No The Cincinnati Masters is an annual Tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. Also won the doubles title in 1924 (with Jack Harris) and 1925 (with Thomas McGlinn) and was a singles finalist in 1926 and a doubles finalist (with Thomas Johnson) in 1927.

References

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