Valentine Gill "Vallie" Hall III (November 12, 1867, New York – October 26, 1934) was an American tennis player who was active in the late 19th century. He was the elder son of Valentine Gill Hall Jr. and Mary Livingston Ludlow of the Livingston family. Vallie's eldest sister was Anna Rebecca Hall, making him an uncle of First Lady of the United States, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt.
Career In 1888 and 1890 he won the Doubles title at the U.S. National Championships, also reaching the semi-finals in the Singles in 1891 (and the quarter-finals in 1890, 1892 and 1893).
Hall twice won the singles title at the Hudson River Championships, in 1888 and 1890. In 1891 he won the Southampton Invitation tennis tournament staged at the Meadow Club, Southampton, NY. Together with his brother Edward Ludlow Hall (1872–1932) he won the National Eastern Doubles Championships in 1892.
In 1889 he wrote a book titled Lawn Tennis in America containing biographical sketches of prominent players. He was a secretary of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1888U.S. Championships Grass Oliver Campbell Clarence Hobart E.P. Macmullen 6–4, 6–2, 6–2Loss 1889U.S. Championships Grass Oliver Campbell Henry Slocum Howard Taylor 1–6, 3–6, 2–6Win 1890U.S. Championships Grass Clarence Hobart Charles Carver John Ryerson 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3Loss 1891 U.S. Championships Grass Clarence Hobart Oliver Campbell Bob Huntington 3–6, 4–6, 6–8Loss 1892U.S. Championships Grass Edward L. Hall Oliver Campbell Bob Huntington 4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6
References
External links Hall, Valentine, Lawn Tennis in America, 1889