Maurice Evans McLoughlin (January 7, 1890 – December 10, 1957) 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.
Biography He was born on January 7, 1890, in Carson City, Nevada.
At the U.S. Championships, he won the singles twice, 1912 and 1913, and the doubles three times with Thomas Bundy, 1912-1914. 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 in straight sets to defending champion Anthony Wilding.
The "California Comet" was the World No. 1 player for 1914. He married Helen Mears in 1918 and they had three children.
He died on December 10, 1957, in Hermosa Beach, California.
Legacy In 1915, McLoughlin published an instructional tennis book titled Tennis as I Play It, ghostwritten by Sinclair Lewis.Pastore, Stephen R., Sinclair Lewis: A Descriptive Bibliography, New Haven, YALEbooks, 1997, pp.323–5.
McLoughlin was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in 1957.
Grand Slam finals
Singles: (2 titles, 4 runner-up) ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1911 U.S. National Championships Grass William Larned 4–6, 4–6, 2–6Win 1912 U.S. National Championships Grass Wallace F. Johnson 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2Loss 1913 Wimbledon Grass Anthony Wilding 6–8, 3–6, 8–10Win 1913 U.S. National Championships Grass Richard Norris Williams 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1Loss 1914 U.S. National Championships Grass Richard Norris Williams 3–6, 6–8, 8–10Loss 1915 U.S. National Championships Grass Bill Johnston 6–1, 0–6, 5–7, 8–10
Doubles (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)
ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1912 U.S. National Championships Grass Tom Bundy Raymond Little Gustave Touchard 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 7–5Win 1913 U.S. National Championships Grass Tom Bundy John Strachan Clarence Griffin 6–4, 7–5, 6–1Win 1914 U.S. National Championships Grass Tom Bundy George Church Dean Mathey 6–4, 6–2, 6–4Loss 1915 U.S. National Championships Grass Tom Bundy Clarence Griffin Bill Johnston 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6Loss 1916 U.S. National Championships Grass Henry Ward Dawson Clarence Griffin Bill Johnston 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Singles performance timeline
Events with a challenge round: (WC) won; (CR) lost the challenge round; (FA) all comers' finalist 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 SR Win %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian A A AA A A ANot held A0 / 0––FrenchOnly for French club membersNot held0 / 0––Wimbledon A A A ACR ANot held A0 / 17–187.5U.S.FAQFCRWCWFF4R A AQF2 / 951–787.9Win–loss 6–1 4–1 7–18–0 14–1 6–1 6–1 3–1 4–1 2 / 10 58–8 87.9
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