Robert LeRoy

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Robert LeRoy
Country  United States
Born February 7, 1885
Died September 7, 1946(1946-09-07) (aged 61)
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
US Open F (1907)
Olympic medal record
Men's Tennis
Silver 1904 St. Louis Singles
Silver 1904 St. Louis Doubles

Robert LeRoy (February 7, 1885 – September 7, 1946) was a tennis player from New York in the United States, who won two medals at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. In the men's singles event he won a silver medal and another silver medal he won in the men's doubles tournament; partnering Alphonzo Bell.

He played collegiate tennis at Columbia University, where in 1904 and 1906 he won the National Collegiate Athletics Association singles championship. In 1907, he was a singles finalist at the U.S. National championships, now known as the US Open, losing in straight sets to eventual seven times champion William Larned. He also won three consecutive singles titles (1907–1909) at the tournament now known as the Cincinnati Masters.



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