Dwight Filley Davis Sr. (July 5, 1879 – November 28, 1945) was an American tennis player and politician. He is best remembered as the founder of the Davis...
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Dwight Davis may refer to: Dwight F. Davis (1879–1945), American tennis player and politician Delbert Dwight Davis (1908–1965), American zoologist Dwight...
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career, Connors frequently argued with umpires, linesmen, the players union, Davis Cup officials and other players. He was even booed at Wimbledon—a rare show...
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football player Dwight Barnett, Jamaican footballer Dwight F. Davis, American tennis player Dwight Ferguson, Bahamian sprint athlete Dwight Freeney, American...
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Vic Seixas (section Davis Cup)
Championship. Seixas and Trabert won the Davis Cup in 1954, against Australia. Seixas is rated fifth in the category of most Davis Cup Singles matches (24), just...
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doubles title, back-to-back Tour Finals titles in 2001 and 2002, and the Davis Cup with Australia in 1999 and 2003. Between 1997 and 2016, Hewitt contested...
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journalist E.P. Fischer—at a tournament in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Dwight F. Davis was in attendance at this tournament, and was thought to have got wind...
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and renamed the Dwight Davis Tennis Courts in honor of prominent St. Louis politician and namesake of the Davis Cup, Dwight F. Davis. The site was one...
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Slam doubles champion (five in mixed doubles and two in men's doubles), a Davis Cup winner, and a former doubles world No. 1. Murray is the elder brother...
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around the world competing with Ion Țiriac. They represented Romania in the Davis Cup competition, being runners up in 1969, 1971, and 1972. In singles, Năstase...
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Additionally, Taylor scored 29 wins and 11 losses at the Great Britain Davis Cup team. He is a member of the AELTC. He played his first singles tournament...
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he was elected into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1;...
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decided the match." Rosewall lost to Trabert in the Challenge Round of the Davis Cup in Melbourne in three sets. Rosewall, however, won the fifth and deciding...
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McEnroe. Edberg also won the Masters Grand Prix and was a part of the Swedish Davis Cup-winning team four times. In addition, he won four Masters Series titles...
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John McEnroe (section Davis Cup)
Champion three times each: in 1981, 1983 and 1984. McEnroe contributed to five Davis Cup titles for the U.S. and later was team captain. He has stayed active...
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Great Britain in a tennis competition. One of the American players, Dwight F. Davis, designed a tournament format and ordered a sterling silver trophy...
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Gamma Tau chapter. As a kid, he went to get a job as a ball boy for the Davis Cup, but was turned down because the organizers thought he was too clumsy...
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now surpassed by the Bryan brothers. He was a member of the Australian Davis Cup Team, playing the most ties (32) of any player.[citation needed] According...
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lawyer and diplomat; U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, 1899–1905 Dwight F. Davis – U.S. Secretary of War, 1925–1929; Governor General of the Philippines...
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September 1924 20 November 1926 2 years, 68 days Infantry John W. Weeks Dwight F. Davis — 12 Summerall, CharlesGeneral Charles P. Summerall (1867–1955) 21...
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the Davis Cup trophy for three nations: Germany in 1988, 1989 and 1993, Croatia in 2005 and Serbia in 2010. He's been working with Serbia Davis Cup team...
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Frederick Winslow Taylor (redirect from F. W. Taylor)
Retrieved November 22, 2007. OCLC 18735559 (all editions). Drucker, Peter F. (Spring 1993). "The Rise of the Knowledge Society" (PDF). The Wilson Quarterly...
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him by the young von Cramm. In 1932, Cramm earned a place in the German Davis Cup team and won the first of four straight German national tennis championships...
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Carolina. Major Dwight F. Davis, decorated as Assistant Chief of Staff of the 69th Infantry Brigade, 35th Division, founded the Davis Cup international...
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for three Secretaries of War: Newton D. Baker, John W. Weeks, and Dwight F. Davis. He completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at George Washington University...
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feeling for India: Slobodan". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 5 February 2024. "Davis Cup: Wider and wiser, 'Bobo' returns to India after 26 years". The Indian...
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doubles titles. He also contributed to five Davis Cup titles for Australia during an age when the Davis Cup was deemed as significant as the majors....
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Bill Tilden (section Davis Cup coach)
great French players known as the "Four Musketeers" finally wrested the Davis Cup away from Tilden and the United States, as well as his domination of...
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History of tennis (section The Davis Cup)
Open has gained the popularity of the other three majors. In 1898, Dwight F. Davis of the Harvard University tennis team designed a tournament format...
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Kaiser panel of 13 experts. He paired with Dennis Ralston to win the 1963 Davis Cup, the only interruption in eight unbroken years of Australian dominance...
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