Joseph Sill Clark Sr.

Joseph Clark
Full nameJoseph Sill Clark
Country (sports) United States
Born(1861-11-30)November 30, 1861
Germantown, Philadelphia
DiedApril 14, 1956(1956-04-14) (aged 94)
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia
Turned pro1882 (amateur tour)
Retired1893
Int. Tennis HoF1955 (member page)
Singles
Career record55/23 (70.5%) [1]
Career titles6 [1]
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenSF (1885, 1886, 1887)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US OpenW (1885)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US OpenW (1887, 1888) not official
Joseph Sill Clark Sr.
ParentEdward White Clark
RelativesClarence Munroe Clark, brother
Enoch White Clark, grandfather

Joseph Sill Clark Sr. (November 30, 1861 – April 14, 1956) was an American tennis player. Clark won the 1885 U.S. National Championship in doubles with partner Dick Sears. He was also the inaugural singles and doubles national collegiate champion, in 1883. When he died in 1956, he was Philadelphia's oldest practicing attorney.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Joseph Sill Clark:Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennis Base. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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