Beals Wright
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| Full name | Beals Coleman Wright | |||||||||
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| Country (sports) |
 United States
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| Born | December 19, 1879 Boston, MA, United States |
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| Died | August 23, 1961 (aged 81) Alton, IL, United States |
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| Plays | Left-handed (1-handed backhand) | |||||||||
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1956 (member page) | |||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 2 (1905, Karoly Mazak) | |||||||||
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| Wimbledon | F (1910AC) | |||||||||
| US Open |
W (1905) F (1901, 1906, 1908) |
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| Grand Slam Doubles results | ||||||||||
| Wimbledon | F (1907) | |||||||||
| US Open |
W (1904, 1905, 1906) F (1901, 1908, 1918 |
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Beals Coleman Wright (December 19, 1879 – August 23, 1961) was an American tennis player who was active at the end of the 1890s and early 1900s. He won the singles title at the 1905 U.S. National Championships. Wright was a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and the older brother of American tennis player Irving Wright.
Beals was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, the son of George Wright, shortstop for the and founder of the sporting goods store Wright & Ditson. He was the nephew of baseball pioneer Harry Wright. In 1899 Beals Wright travelled with his father to California where he played at the Delmonte Tennis Championship in Monterey. George Wright managed the team the same year he coached at Harvard. Two Harvard University players participated in the DelMonte Tournament-the first time east coast players took on California tennis champions.
Wright played at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics and won gold medals in both the singles and doubles competition. He also won three consecutive singles titles (1904–1906) at the tournament now known as the Cincinnati Masters, and reached the doubles final (with Edgar Leonard) in 1904.
Wright won the Canadian Tennis Championship, played in Niagara-on-the-Lake, in 1902, 1903 and 1904. In 1902 he won the Niagara International Tennis Tournament, also played in Niagara-on-the-Lake, by defeating Harold Hackett in the final in five sets and the default of Raymond Little in the challenge round.
Wright's most important victory came in 1905 when he won the men's singles title at the U.S. National Championships by defeating reigning champion Holcombe Ward in the Challenge Round in straight sets 6–2, 6–1, 11–9.
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