Clarence Clark
Full name: Clarence Monroe Straight Clark
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| Bio | Clark was born into a distinguished Philadelphia family, he became the first secretary of the recently-formed US Lawn Tennis Association in 1881. As a humble and dignified player he won the first doubles tournament in the US National Championships (now US Open) that same year, playing with Frederick Winslow Taylor. In 1882 he reached the singles final of the championships, where he lost to the previous year's champion, Richard Sears in straight sets.. The first Secretary of the U.S. National Lawn Tennis Association, Clarence bicycled through Europe in 1883, meeting his brother Joe-the first U.S. Intercollegiate Champion-in Great Britain to compete in doubles matches against the Renshaw brothers from that nation. Both Clarence and Joe Clark were formidable figures, doing much for tennis early in its evolution.He later married the sister of his doubles partner, the engineer and organizational theorist Frederick Winslow Taylor. Clark was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1983, joining his brother Joseph Clark, who was inducted in 1955. |
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