Gardnar Mulloy
| Full name | Gardnar Putnam Mulloy |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |
 United States
|
| Born |
November 22, 1913 Washington, D.C., United States |
| Died |
November 14, 2016 (aged 102) Miami, Florida, United States |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Turned pro | 1934 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1969 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| College | University of Miami |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1972 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 567–215 |
| Career titles | 46 |
| Highest ranking | No. 6 (1947, Harry Hopman) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1947) |
| French Open | QF (1952, 1953, 1954) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1948) |
| US Open | F (1952) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open | F (1951, 1952) |
| Wimbledon | W (1957) |
| US Open | W (1942, 1945, 1946, 1950) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | F (1956) |
| US Open | F (1955) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (1946, 1948, 1949) |
Gardnar Putnam "Gar" Mulloy (November 22, 1913 – November 14, 2016) was a U.S. No. 1 tennis player primarily known for playing in doubles matches with partner Billy Talbert. He was born in Washington, D.C. and turned 100 in November 2013. During his career he won five Grand Slam doubles tournaments and was a member of the winning Davis Cup team on three occasions.
While he was the tennis coach at the University of Miami, Mulloy recruited Pancho Segura for the tennis team. Segura won three straight NCAA singles titles in 1943, 1944, and 1945, a college record now matched by Steve Johnson, who won in 2010, 2011, and 2012. Segura went on to enjoy a successful professional tennis career, competing against the top touring professional players from 1947 until his retirement in 1962.
Mulloy was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 1967 as part of its inaugural class of inductees.
Mulloy reached the US Championships men's singles final in 1952, losing to Frank Sedgman. He reached the U.S. No. 1 ranking the same year and was ranked World No. 6 by Harry Hopman in 1947 and World No. 7 by American Lawn Tennis Magazine in 1949.
The pair of Mulloy and Talbert won the U.S. men's doubles title in 1942, 1945, 1946, and 1948. He also won the Wimbledon doubles with Budge Patty in 1957, at age 43.
Mulloy was a Davis Cup team member in 1946, 1948–50, 1952–53 and 1957, winning the Cup on three occasions against Australia. His Davis Cup record stands at 11 wins and 3 losses. Mulloy, who served as the commanding officer of LST 32 during World War II in the Mediterranean Theater, was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1972.
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