Vic Seixas

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Vic Seixas (30 august 1923, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, SUA) este un fost jucător american de tenis. A câștigat 15 titluri de Mare Șlem, 2 la simplu, 5 la dublu și 8 la dublu mixt. Deține câteva recorduri mondiale.

Turnee de Mare Șlem (15)

Simplu (2)

Australian Championships                                   semifinalist în 1953

French Championships                                          finalist în 1953

Wimbledon (1)                                                       1953

US Championships (1)                                           1954, finalist (2) în 1951, 1953

Dublu (5)

Australian Championships (1)                               1955

French Championships (2)                                     1954, 1955

Wimbledon                                                             finalist (2) în 1952, 1954

US Championships (2)                                           1952, 1954, finalist în 1956

Dublu mixt (8)

French Championships (1)                                        1953

Wimbledon (4)                                                          1953, 1954, 1955, 1956

US Championships (3)                                              1953, 1954, 1955

Cu echipa (1)

Cupa Davis (1)                                                           1954

Finale de Mare Șlem

Simplu

5 (2 titluri, 3 locuri 2)

Result  Year    Championship Surface            Opponent        Score

Loss     1951    U.S. Championships   Grass   Australia Frank Sedgman       6–4, 6–1, 6–1

Loss     1953    French Championships            Clay     Australia Ken Rosewall          6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2

Win     1953    Wimbledon     Grass   Denmark Kurt Nielsen            9–7, 6–3, 6–4

Loss     1953    U.S. Championships   Grass   United States Tony Trabert    6–3, 6–2, 6–3

Win     1954    U.S. Championships   Grass   Australia Rex Hartwig            3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4

Dublu

8 (5 titluri, 3 locuri 2)

Result  Year    Championship Surface            Partner Opponents       Score

Loss     1952    Wimbledon     Grass   South Africa Eric Sturgess     Australia Ken McGregor

Australia Frank Sedgman       6–3, 7–5, 6–4

Win     1952    U.S. Championships   Grass   Australia Mervyn Rose           Australia Ken McGregor

Australia Frank Sedgman       3–6, 10–8, 10–8, 6–8, 8–6

Win     1954    French Championships            Clay     United States Tony Trabert    Australia Lew Hoad

Australia Ken Rosewall          6–4, 6–2, 6–1

Loss     1954    Wimbledon     Grass   United States Tony Trabert    Australia Rex Hartwig

Australia Mervyn Rose           6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4

Win     1954    U.S. Championships   Grass   United States Tony Trabert    Australia Lew Hoad

Australia Ken Rosewall          3–6, 6–4, 8–6, 6–3

Win     1955    Australian Championships      Grass   United States Tony Trabert    Australia Lew Hoad

Australia Ken Rosewall          6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 3–6, 6–1

Win     1955    French Championships            Clay     United States Tony Trabert    Italy Nicola Pietrangeli

Italy Orlando Sirola    6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4

Loss     1956    U.S. Championships   Grass   United States Ham Richardson          Australia Lew Hoad

Australia Ken Rosewall          6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4

Dublu mixt

8 (8 titluri)

Result  Year    Championship Surface            Partner Opponents       Score

Win     1953    French Championships            Clay     United States Doris Hart        United States Maureen Connolly

Australia Mervyn Rose           4–6, 6–4, 6–0

Win     1953    Wimbledon     Grass   United States Doris Hart        United States Shirley Fry

Argentina Enrique Morea       9–7, 7–5

Win     1953    U.S. Championships   Grass   United States Doris Hart        United States Julia Sampson

Australia Rex Hartwig            6–2, 4–6, 6–4

Win     1954    Wimbledon     Grass   United States Doris Hart        United States Margaret duPont

Australia Ken Rosewall          5–7, 6–4, 6–3

Win     1955    Wimbledon     Grass   United States Doris Hart        United States Louise Brough

Argentina Enrique Morea       8–6, 2–6, 6–3

Win     1956    Wimbledon     Grass   United States Shirley Fry       United States Gardnar Mulloy

United States Althea Gibson  2–6, 6–2, 7–5

Win     1954    U.S. Championships   Grass   United States Doris Hart        United States Margaret duPont

Australia Ken Rosewall          4–6, 6–1, 6–1

Win     1955    U.S. Championships   Grass   United States Doris Hart        United States Shirley Fry

Australia Gardnar Mulloy       7–5, 5–7, 6–2

Profil

Era dreptaci. Juca pe rever cu o singură mână.

Recorduri

A jucat în 28 US Championships (1940-1969) (record) și în 24 US Championships consecutive (1946-1969). (record)

A câștigat US Championships la simplu, dublu și dublu mixt în 1954.

A stabilit un record de longevitate în top 10, cu 24 ani între prima (1942) și ultima apariție (1966).

Bibliografie

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