Valentine_G._Hall

Valentine Hall

Valentine Hall

American tennis player

Valentine Gill "Vallie" Hall III[2] (November 12, 1867, New York – October 26, 1934) was an American tennis player who was active in the late 19th century. He was the elder son of Valentine Gill Hall Jr. and Mary Livingston Ludlow of the Livingston family. Vallie's eldest sister was Anna Rebecca Hall, making him an uncle of First Lady of the United States, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt.[3]

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Career

In 1888 and 1890 he won the Doubles title at the U.S. National Championships, also reaching the semi-finals in the Singles in 1891 (and the quarter-finals in 1890, 1892 and 1893).

Hall twice won the singles title at the Hudson River Championships, in 1888 and 1890. In 1891 he won the Southampton Invitation tennis tournament staged at the Meadow Club, Southampton, NY.[4] Together with his brother Edward Ludlow Hall (1872–1932) he won the National Eastern Doubles Championships in 1892.[5]

In 1889 he wrote a book titled Lawn Tennis in America containing biographical sketches of prominent players. He was a secretary of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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References

  1. [1]
    Reynolds, Cuyler (1914). Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 1332. ASIN B007IPINHM.
  2. [2]
    "Roosevelt genealogy". Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
  3. [3]
    "First Lady, Calling, Finds Her Uncle Dead". The New York Times. October 28, 1934. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  4. [4]
    "In The Tennis Court" (PDF). The New York Times. July 26, 1891. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Hall Brothers Win Easily" (PDF). The New York Times. August 6, 1892. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
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