Jack Wright (tennis)
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Jack Wright was a noted Canadian tennis player.
Wright captured the Canadian National tennis tournament singles title three times, in 1927, 1929, and 1931, and the doubles title four times, in with Willard Crocker
in 1923, 1925, and 1929, and once with Marcel Rainville, in 1931.
Wright competed in the U.S. National Championship
for singles tennis five times and reached the round of 16 twice, in 1924 and 1927. He lost in the first round of Wimbledon in 1929, to Wilbur Coen
in four sets, in his only appearance there.
Wright was inducted into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1955 and the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1972. He was inducted into the McGill Redmen Hall of Fame in 2000.
Wright played 14 Davis Cup
ties for Canada
, over 11 years. He had 6 wins against 20 losses in singles and went 3 and 11 in doubles.
Wright captured the Canadian National tennis tournament singles title three times, in 1927, 1929, and 1931, and the doubles title four times, in with Willard Crocker
Willard Crocker
Willard Frederick Crocker was a former Canadian National singles and doubles tennis champion and Canadian Davis Cup player....
in 1923, 1925, and 1929, and once with Marcel Rainville, in 1931.
Wright competed in the U.S. National Championship
U.S. Open (tennis)
The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881...
for singles tennis five times and reached the round of 16 twice, in 1924 and 1927. He lost in the first round of Wimbledon in 1929, to Wilbur Coen
Wilbur Coen
Wilbur F. Coen, Jr was an American tennis player. In 1928, at age , he became the youngest tennis player to ever represent the United States in the Davis Cup, and the youngest player to ever compete in a Davis Cup match, both records he still holds...
in four sets, in his only appearance there.
Wright was inducted into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1955 and the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1972. He was inducted into the McGill Redmen Hall of Fame in 2000.
Wright played 14 Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
ties for Canada
Canada Davis Cup team
The Canada Davis Cup team represents Canada in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by Tennis Canada.Canada currently competes in the Americas Zone of Group I. The team's best result came in its first appearance in 1913 when it reached the World Group final, losing to the United States 0–3...
, over 11 years. He had 6 wins against 20 losses in singles and went 3 and 11 in doubles.