Don McNeill (tennis)
Encyclopedia
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).
United States
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male
Male
Male refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. He was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma
Chickasha, Oklahoma
Chickasha is a city in and the county seat, business and employment center of Grady County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 15,850 at the 2000 census. Chickasha is home to the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and hosts an annual Festival of Light celebration located at...
and died in Vero Beach, Florida
Vero Beach, Florida
Vero Beach is a city in Indian River County, Florida, USA. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 16,939. It is the county seat of Indian River County...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
In 1939, he became the second American to win the French championships (after Don Budge
Don Budge
John Donald Budge was an American tennis champion who was a World No. 1 player for five years, first as an amateur and then as a professional...
). 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
International Tennis Hall of Fame
The International Tennis Hall of Fame is located in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. The hall of fame and honors players and contributors to the sport of tennis and includes a museum, grass tennis courts, an indoor tennis facility, and a court tennis facility.-History:The hall of fame and...
in 1965.
Don McNeill graduated from Kenyon College
Kenyon College
Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, founded in 1824 by Bishop Philander Chase of The Episcopal Church, in parallel with the Bexley Hall seminary. It is the oldest private college in Ohio...
in 1940, where he became a brother of the Delta Kappa Epsilon
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Delta Kappa Epsilon is a fraternity founded at Yale College in 1844 by 15 men of the sophomore class who had not been invited to join the two existing societies...
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