Dean Mathey (November 23, 1890 – April 16, 1972) was an American tennis player active in the early 20th century. Namesake of Mathey College at Princeton University, he was raised in Cranford, New Jersey and was a member of the Cranford Golf Club (now called the Echo Lake Country Club). He won the National Clay Court Tennis Doubles Championship twice.[2]
 Mathey in 1919 | |
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Born | November 23, 1890 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | April 16, 1972 (aged 81) Princeton, New Jersey |
| College | Princeton University[1] |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1919) |
| US Open | QF (1910) |
| Other tournaments | |
| WHCC | 1R (1922) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | SF (1922) |
| US Open | F (1914) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1922) |
Tennis career
Mathey reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. National Championships in 1910 and the final of the doubles in 1914. At the tournament in Cincinnati (now known as the Cincinnati Masters), he reached the semifinals in 1916 where he lost in four sets (2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6) to William Johnston.
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
| Tournament | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | NH | NH | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| French Open | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | A |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | NH | NH | NH | 4R | A | A | 2R | A | A | A |
| US Open | 1R | 4R | Q1 | QF | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 3R | A | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R |
References
External links
- Dean Mathey at the Tennis Archives