Fred Alexander

Frederick Beasley Alexander (August 14, 1880 – March 3, 1969) was an American tennis player in the early 20th century.

He won the singles title at the 1908 Australasian Championships and six double titles at Grand Slam events.

Fred Alexander
Fred Alexander
Alexander playing a low forehand volley
Full nameFrederick Beasley Alexander
Country (sports)Fred Alexander United States
Born(1880-08-14)August 14, 1880
Sea Bright NJ, U.S.
DiedMarch 3, 1969(1969-03-03) (aged 88)
Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.
Turned pro1899 (amateur tour)
Retired1920
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CollegePrinceton University
Int. Tennis HoF1961 (member page)
Singles
Career record29–11
Highest rankingNo. 7 (1909, ITHF)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (1908)
US OpenF (1908)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1908)
US OpenW (1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1917)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US OpenF (1918)
Team competitions
Davis CupF (1908Ch)

Career

In 1908, Alexander became the first foreigner to win the singles title at the Australasian/Australian Championships, the amateur precursor to the Australian Open. He then teamed with Alfred Dunlop, the man he defeated in the final, to win the doubles.

Alexander attended Princeton University and won the Intercollegiate doubles championship in 1900 and the singles in 1901. Between 1904 and 1918, he was a U.S. top 10 player six times. He was a finalist in doubles at the U.S. Championships, precursor to the US Open, seven straight times beginning in 1905. He and partner Harold Hackett won the U.S. doubles each year from 1907 to 1910. At age 37, Alexander won again in 1917, partnering with Harold Throckmorton. In the singles, Alexander reached the all comers final in 1908, beating William Clothier, then losing to Beals Wright in straight sets.

He competed in the U.S. Davis Cup team in 1908, which lost the final against Australia at the Albert Ground. Alexander lost both his singles matches against Norman Brookes and Anthony Wilding as well as the doubles match against these two with his partner Beals Wright.

In 1915, he wrote How to Play Lawn Tennis, part of the Spalding's athletic library series.

Alexander was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1961.

U.S. Indoor Championships

  • Men's Doubles champion: 1906, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1917

Grand Slam finals

Fred Alexander 
Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual 1916 edited by Fred Alexander

Singles (1 title)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win 1908 Australasian Championships Grass Fred Alexander  Alfred Dunlop 3–6, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1900 U.S. Championships Grass Fred Alexander  Raymond Little Fred Alexander  Dwight Davis
Fred Alexander  Holcombe Ward
4–6, 7–9, 10–12
Loss 1905 U.S. Championships Grass Fred Alexander  Harold Hackett Fred Alexander  Holcombe Ward
Fred Alexander  Beals Wright
4–6, 4–6, 1–6
Loss 1906 U.S. Championships Grass Fred Alexander  Harold Hackett Fred Alexander  Holcombe Ward
Fred Alexander  Beals Wright
3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win 1907 U.S. Championships Grass Fred Alexander  Harold Hackett Fred Alexander  Nat Thornton
Fred Alexander  Bryan M. Grant
6–2, 6–1, 6–1
Win 1908 Australasian Championships Grass Fred Alexander  Alfred Dunlop Fred Alexander  G. G. Sharp
Fred Alexander  Anthony Wilding
6–3, 6–2, 6–1
Win 1908 U.S. Championships Grass Fred Alexander  Harold Hackett Fred Alexander  Raymond Little
Fred Alexander  Beals Wright
6–1, 7–5, 6–2
Win 1909 U.S. Championships Grass Fred Alexander  Harold Hackett Fred Alexander  George Janes
Fred Alexander  Maurice McLoughlin
6–4, 6–4, 6–0
Win 1910 U.S. Championships Grass Fred Alexander  Harold Hackett Fred Alexander  Tom Bundy
Fred Alexander  Trowridge Hendrick
6–1, 8–6, 6–3
Loss 1911 U.S. Championships Grass Fred Alexander  Harold Hackett Fred Alexander  Raymond Little
Fred Alexander  Gustav Touchard
5–7, 15–13, 2–6, 4–6
Win 1917 U.S. Championships Grass Fred Alexander  Harold Throckmorton Fred Alexander  Harry Johnson
Fred Alexander  Irving Wright
11–9, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1918 U.S. Championships Grass Fred Alexander  Beals Wright Fred Alexander  Vincent Richards
Fred Alexander  Bill Tilden
3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 2–6

References

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