George Lott

Lott is mostly remembered as being one of the great doubles players of all time. He won the U.S. title five times with three different partners: John Hennessey in 1928; John Doeg in 1929 and 1930; and Les Stoefen in 1933 and 1934.

George Lott

Full name	George Martin Lott
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1906-10-16)October 16, 1906 Springfield, Illinois, United States
Died	December 3, 1991(1991-12-03) (aged 85) Chicago, Illinois
Turned pro	1934 (amateur tour from 1924)
Retired	1946
Plays	Right-handed (1-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF	1964 (member page)
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 4 (1931, Züricher Sport)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	QF (1931)
Wimbledon	QF (1929, 1930, 1934)
US Open	F (1931)
Professional majors
US Pro	QF (1938)
Wembley Pro	QF (1935)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	W (1931)
Wimbledon	W (1931, 1934)
US Open	W (1928, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1934)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	W (1931)
US Open	W (1929, 1931, 1934)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	F (1929, 1930, 1934)

At the U.S. championships singles in 1928, Lott beat Christian Boussus and John Doeg then lost to Frank Hunter in the semifinals. In 1931, Lott beat defending champion Doeg in the semifinals, then lost to Ellsworth Vines in the final.

Lott won the Canadian Covered Court Championships four times. In 1927, he defeated Canadian Willard Crocker in a five-set final; in 1928, he defeated Frank Shields in straight sets in the final; in 1930, he defeated Frederic Mercur in a five-set final; and in 1931, he defeated Berkeley Bell in straight sets in the semifinals and John Van Ryn in a five-set final.

In 1928, he won the Pinehurst Resort title on clay, defeating Shields in the final in a five-set match.

In 1929 and 1930, he was ranked World No. 6 and No. 7 by A Wallis Myers; No. 6 by Pierre Gillon in 1930; and in 1931 was ranked No. 4 by Züricher Sport.

In 1934, Lott became a touring professional, giving up his amateur status and the ability to play in Grand Slam tournaments. He signed a professional contract in November 1934 with promoter Bill O'Brien and in January 1935 and started a series of head-to-head matches against Bill Tilden; by March, he trailed Tilden 5–26.

Lott was the men's tennis coach at [DePaul University from 1969 until his death in Chicago on December 3, 1991. He had been inducted into the school's Athletics Hall of Fame in 1984.

Lott was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1964.

Singles (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1931	U.S. Championships	Grass	Ellsworth Vines	9–7, 3–6, 7–9, 5–7

Doubles (8 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1928	U.S. National Championships	Grass	John Hennessey	Gerald Patterson   Jack Hawkes	6–2, 6–1, 6–2
Win	1929	U.S. National Championships	Grass	John Doeg	Berkeley Bell   Lewis White	10–8, 16–14, 6–1
Loss	1930	Wimbledon	Grass	John Doeg	John Van Ryn   Wilmer Allison	3–6, 3–6, 2–6
Win	1930	U.S. National Championships	Grass	John Doeg	John Van Ryn   Wilmer Allison	8–6, 6–3, 4–6, 13–15, 6–4
Win	1931	French Championships	Clay	John Van Ryn	Vernon Kirby   Norman Farquharson	6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Win	1931	Wimbledon	Grass	John Van Ryn	Jacques Brugnon   Henri Cochet	6–2, 10–8, 9–11, 3–6, 6–3
Win	1933	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Lester Stoefen	Frank Shields   Frank Parker	11–13, 9–7, 9–7, 6–3
Win	1934	Wimbledon	Grass	Lester Stoefen	Jean Borotra   Jacques Brugnon	6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Win	1934	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Lester Stoefen	Wilmer Allison   John Van Ryn	6–4, 9–7, 3–6, 6–4

Mixed doubles (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1929	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Betty Nuthall	Phyllis Covell   Bunny Austin	6–3, 6–3
Win	1931	Wimbledon	Grass	Anna McCune Harper	Joan Ridley   Ian Collins	6–3, 1–6, 6–1
Win	1931	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Betty Nuthall	Anna McCune Harper   Wilmer Allison	6–3, 6–3
Loss	1933	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Sarah Palfrey	Elizabeth Ryan   Ellsworth Vines	9–11, 1–6
Win	1934	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Helen Jacobs	Elizabeth Ryan   Lester Stoefen	4–6, 13–11, 6–2

• Davis Cup team member – 1928–31, 1933–34
• The first player, and one of only four (Bobby Riggs, Mats Wilander and Roger Federer being the other three), to win the tournament now known as the Cincinnati Masters four times: 1924, 1925, 1927 and 1932. Also won the doubles title in 1924 (with Jack Harris) and 1925 (with Thomas McGlinn) and was a singles finalist in 1926 and a doubles finalist (with Thomas Johnson) in 1927.