Maurice McLoughlin
Full name: Maurice Evans McLoughlin
Nickname: The Comet
Nickname: The Comet
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| Bio | He was an American tennis player. Known for his powerful serve, overhead, and volley, McLoughlin was the first male tennis champion from the western United States. Maurice McLoughlin was at the height of his considerable powers for a brief yet brilliant tenure. Called “The California Comet” due to the astonishing speed of his serve and his overpowering style. He captured back-to-back U.S. Championships in 1912-13 and the doubles three times with Thomas Bundy, 1912-14. In 1913 he also became the first American to be a finalist in the singles at Wimbledon when he defeated Stanley Doust in the final of the All-Comers tournament. He lost the Challenge Round to defending champion Tony Wilding. He remained a formidable player until 1915, but served in the United States Army and never replicated his old tennis heroics again, virtually vanishing from the upper levels of the game when he was only 25. The "California Comet" was the World No. 1 player for 1914. McLoughlin was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1957. |
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