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Quincy Shaw
Portrait of Shaw by John Singer Sargent
Full nameQuincy Adams Shaw Jr.
Country (sports) United States
Born(1869-07-30)July 30, 1869
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMay 8, 1960(1960-05-08) (aged 90)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Turned pro1884 (amateur tour)
Retired1894
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career titles3
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenF (1889Ch)

Quincy Adams Shaw Jr. (July 30, 1869 – May 8, 1960) was a left-handed tennis player from the United States.

Shaw won the NCAA Men's Tennis Championships in doubles for Harvard University in 1887 and 1890,[1] and reached the Challenge Round in singles at the U.S. National Championships in 1889 (beating Oliver Campbell, then losing to Henry Slocum).[2] He was among the top 10 American tennis players in 1887 and 1889.[3]

Grand Slam finals

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Singles (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1889 U.S. Championships Grass United States Henry Slocum 3–6, 1–6, 6–4, 2–6

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA History - Men's Tennis History". ncaa.com. Retrieved June 27, 2009.
  2. ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed. Boston: Barre Publishers. p. 65. OCLC 172306.
  3. ^ "Year-end rankings: Top 10 U.S. Men". United States Tennis Association. January 1, 2017.