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    Sidney Burr Wood Jr. (November 1, 1911 – January 10, 2009) was an American tennis player who won the 1931 Wimbledon singles title. Wood was ranked in...
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    Sidney Wood is a British-born retired Swedish phonetician and Research Fellow (docent). Wood’s research, based on X-ray motion films of speech (Regional...
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    Wilmer Allison and Sidney Wood before losing to John Doeg in the final of the 1930 U.S. Championships. Shields defaulted to Sidney Wood in the singles final...
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    final. Borg became the youngest male Wimbledon singles champion since Sidney Wood in 1931 at 20 years and 1 month (a record subsequently broken by Boris...
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  • The tournament was not held from 1915 to 1918 because of World War I. Sidney Wood won the final by walkover after Frank Shields withdrew because of a knee...
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  • Sidney Sterling Woods (25 July 1917 – 31 March 1989) was an American fighter ace of World War II with 7 victories in Europe and the Pacific theater. Sidney...
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  • Sidney Katherine Powell (born May 1, 1955) is an American attorney, former federal prosecutor, and conspiracy theorist who attempted to overturn the 2020...
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  • Godfrey Wood (born 1941, in Brookline, Massachusetts) is an American entrepreneur and sports executive. The son of Wimbledon champion Sidney Wood, Wood studied...
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  • Sydney Woods (September 13, 1853 – after 1895) was a merchant and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Bay de Verde in the Newfoundland House of...
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    in the final of the Czech championships in Prague in July. Budge beat Sidney Wood in the final of the Newport Casino tournament in August. Budge was ranked...
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    clay courts. World Covered Court Championships, held in Europe on an indoor wood surface. During that same time period the USLTA recognized the U.S. National...
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    French Championships, where he defeated reigning Wimbledon champion Sidney Wood in the third round, but lost in the fourth to Harry Lee. He was the non-playing...
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  • career, which spanned 1930 to 1934, included a surprise five-set win over Sidney Wood in 1931, which was the first time a Canadian had won a rubber against...
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    2020. "Helen Wills Moody Roark". International Tennis Hall of Fame. "Sidney Wood". International Tennis Hall of Fame. "Todd Woodbridge". International...
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    in the pre-World War 2 list. In the early years of the 21st century, Sidney Wood compiled his list of the Greatest Players of All Time (later published...
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  • admission – writer, novelist, English and writing professor at Stanford Sidney Wood – Wimbledon tennis champion Irving Price Wanger – congressman Benjamin...
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    pro recruit Lew Hoad at 19th. In the early years of the 21st century, Sidney Wood compiled his list of the Greatest Players of All Time (later published...
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  • Wood (born 1961), British Ambassador to China Sidney Wood (1911–2009)), American tennis player Sidney Wood (phonetician) (born 1934), British-born retired...
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  • calendar year. The first 13 of these awards after its inception went to Tiger Woods. Arnie: The Evolution of a Legend, New York: Simon & Schuster (1967) What...
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    as the greatest of all time. In the early years of the 21st century, Sidney Wood compiled his list of the Greatest Players of All Time (later published...
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    Budge, Kramer and Gonzales. In the early years of the 21st century, Sidney Wood compiled his list of the Greatest Players of All Time (later published...
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    the tide but gained little benefit". The following week Segura beat Sidney Wood to win Southampton invitation. Despite having won several tournaments...
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    Bennett Whittingstall and in the mixed doubles she lost the final with Sidney Wood to Nuthall and Fred Perry. It was her last appearance at the French Championships...
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    Martin Jr. was born in St. Louis to William McChesney Martin Sr. and Rebecca Woods. Martin's connection to the Federal Reserve was forged through his family...
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    Sidney Sussex College (referred to informally as "Sidney") is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England. The College was founded...
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    election from Trump. Sometimes in association with Trump's attorney, Sidney Powell, Wood litigated on the president's behalf in many failed lawsuits, which...
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  • Sidney Cornell (26 December 1914 - 7 April 1945) was a British soldier who served during World War II. Sidney Cornell was born in Portsmouth to an African...
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  • extreme situation." The boy in the photograph is Colin Wood, son of tennis player Sidney Wood. An interview with Colin, with his recollections about the...
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    worldwide fame in Wimbledon 1932, when he beat the defending champion Sidney Wood at the quarterfinal. In the semifinal, he lost to Bunny Austin. His peak...
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    cricketer (d. 2021) November 1 Henri Troyat, French writer (d. 2007) Sidney Wood, American tennis player (d. 2009) Shi Ping, Chinese academic, political...
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