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⚫ '''Seymour Greenberg''' (August 10, 1920 in ] – March 3, 2006 in ]) was an amateur ] ] ] in the 1940s and 1950s. Greenberg won the ] in 1942 and 1943.
He was ranked fifth in the US in singles in 1943 and 1944 and also in the top 10 in three other years.

Greenberg was ranked U.S. No. 5 in singles in 1943 and 1944, and also in 1942, 1945, and 1947.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usta.com/en/home/about-usta/usta-history/national/u-s--top-10s---men.html|title=U.S. Top 10s - Men|website=www.usta.com}}</ref>

==Early life==
Greenberg was born in ] to Jacob and Sylvia Greenberg, lived in ], and was Jewish.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2006-03-08-0603080044-story.html|title=GREENBERG, SEYMOUR|first=Chicago|last=Tribune|website=chicagotribune.com|date=8 March 2006 }}</ref><ref name=autogenerated3>{{Cite web|url=https://chicagotennispatrons.org/hall_of_fame/seymour-greenberg/|title=Seymour Greenberg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aOTWUl-9LQoC&dq=%22seymour+greenberg%22+jewish+tennis&pg=PA172|title=Day by Day in Jewish Sports History|first=Bob|last=Wechsler|date=September 21, 2008|publisher=KTAV Publishing House, Inc.|isbn=9781602800137|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9OU9AAAAIAAJ&q=%22seymour+greenberg%22+jewish+tennis|title=A Measure of Freedom: An Anti-Defamation League Report|first=Arnold|last=Forster|date=September 21, 1950|publisher=Doubleday|isbn=9780598859211|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yu9NAAAAYAAJ&q=%22seymour+greenberg%22+jewish+tennis|title=The American Hebrew|date=September 21, 1940|publisher=American Hebrew|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aJdAAAAAIAAJ&q=%22seymour+greenberg%22+jewish+tennis|title=These Were Our Years|first=Frank|last=Brookhouser|date=September 21, 1959|publisher=Doubleday|isbn=9780598591029|via=Google Books}}</ref>


==Tennis career== ==Tennis career==
He won the Western Boys’ 15 and Under Championship, and was runner-up in the National 15s.<ref name=autogenerated3 />


He won the Illinois State high school singles titles in 1936 and 1937 while at ] in Chicago, where he was valedictorian. Greenberg won the National Public Parks Championship.<ref name=autogenerated3 /> He also won the Illinois State high school singles titles in 1936 and 1937 while at ] in Chicago,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ihsa.org/IHSA-State/IHSA-State-Articles/ihsa-to-participate-in-team-up-speak-up-to-fight-concussions-on-september-13-1|title=IHSA > IHSA State > IHSA State Articles|website=www.ihsa.org}}</ref> where he was ].<ref name=autogenerated2 /> Greenberg won the City of Chicago Championship in 1939.


He won the Illinois State Championships nine times. Greenberg won the Illinois State Championships nine times.<ref name=autogenerated3 />


Greenberg was captain of the ] tennis team and became that school's first ] singles champion when he won the title in 1940. He repeated in 1941 and won the Big Ten doubles championships in 1940 (with Jerry Clifford), 1941 (with ]), and 1942 (also with Richards). Greenberg's three doubles titles still rank first all-time in Big Ten history. He led the Northwestern Wildcats to the Big Ten team championships in 1940 and 1942. Attending the school on scholarship, Greenberg was captain of the ] tennis team and became that school's first ] singles champion when he won the title in 1940.<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite web|url=https://nusports.com/sports/2015/3/18/GEN_20140101203.aspx|title=Seymour Greenberg Bio|website=Northwestern University Athletics}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated3 /> He repeated in 1941 and won the Big Ten doubles championships in 1940 (with Jerry Clifford), 1941 (with Gene Richards), and 1942 (also with Richards). Greenberg's three doubles titles still rank first all-time in Big Ten history. He led the Northwestern Wildcats to the Big Ten team championships in 1940 and 1942.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref name=autogenerated3 /><ref name=autogenerated2 /> He was a member of the ] fraternity.<ref name=autogenerated2 />


Greenberg won the ] in 1942 and 1943. Greenberg was also a singles quarterfinalist at the ] in 1942, 1943, 1944, and 1945. He won the men's singles in the ] in 1947.<ref>{{cite web |title=OJAI Records of Events Index |url=http://ojaitourney.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Past_Champions-070513.pdf |publisher=The Ojai Tennis Tournament |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922202728/http://ojaitourney.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Past_Champions-070513.pdf |archive-date=September 22, 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
He won the City of Chicago Championship in 1939 and the ] in 1942 and 1943.


⚫ In 1943 at the ], Greenberg reached the singles and doubles finals but lost the singles final to future ] inductee ]. He and his partner Joe Scherr lost the doubles final to Talbert and partner Alvin Bunis.
He was also a singles quarterfinalist at the ] in 1942, 1943, 1944, and 1945.


During World War II he was a ] in the ].<ref name=autogenerated2 />
⚫ In 1943 at the tournament in ], Greenberg reached the singles and doubles finals but lost the singles final to future ] inductee ]. He lost the doubles final to Talbert and partner Alvin Bunis. Greenberg had partnered with Joe Scherr to reach the final.


==Halls of Fame== ==Halls of Fame==

Greenberg has been inducted into: Greenberg has been inducted into:


*the Chicago Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (1982), *the Chicago Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (1982),<ref name=autogenerated1 />
*the United States Tennis Association/Midwest (formerly Western Tennis Association) Hall of Fame (in 1990), *the United States Tennis Association/Midwest (formerly Western Tennis Association) Hall of Fame (in 1990),<ref name=autogenerated2 />
*the Northwestern University Athletic Hall of Fame (2000), and *the Northwestern University Athletic Hall of Fame (2000),<ref name=autogenerated2 /> and
*the Chicago Tennis Hall of Fame (2004) *the Chicago Tennis Hall of Fame (2004)<ref name=autogenerated1 />


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Greenberg married the late Wanda Henderson in 1952. Greenberg's sister Toby played in the ] in ]. Greenberg's death resulted from complications of ].


==See also==
*He was the son of Jacob and Sylvia Greenberg and married the late Wanda Henderson in 1952.
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== References ==
*His tennis career was interrupted by ]. He was a lieutenant in the Air Force and served in ] as a communications officer.
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*His sister Toby played in the ] in ].
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American tennis player

Seymour Greenberg
Country (sports) United States
Born(1920-08-10)August 10, 1920
Chicago, Illinois
DiedMarch 3, 2006(2006-03-03) (aged 85)
Park Ridge, Illinois
Singles
Career record177-93
Career titles22
Highest rankingNo. 5 (1943, 1944 U.S. ranking)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQF (1942, 1943, 1944, 1945)

Seymour Greenberg (August 10, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois – March 3, 2006 in Park Ridge, Illinois) was an amateur American clay-court specialist tennis player in the 1940s and 1950s. Greenberg won the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in 1942 and 1943.

Greenberg was ranked U.S. No. 5 in singles in 1943 and 1944, and also in 1942, 1945, and 1947.

Early life

Greenberg was born in Chicago, Illinois to Jacob and Sylvia Greenberg, lived in Highland Park, Illinois, and was Jewish.

Tennis career

He won the Western Boys’ 15 and Under Championship, and was runner-up in the National 15s.

Greenberg won the National Public Parks Championship. He also won the Illinois State high school singles titles in 1936 and 1937 while at Lane Technical College Prep High School in Chicago, where he was valedictorian. Greenberg won the City of Chicago Championship in 1939.

Greenberg won the Illinois State Championships nine times.

Attending the school on scholarship, Greenberg was captain of the Northwestern University tennis team and became that school's first Big Ten Conference singles champion when he won the title in 1940. He repeated in 1941 and won the Big Ten doubles championships in 1940 (with Jerry Clifford), 1941 (with Gene Richards), and 1942 (also with Richards). Greenberg's three doubles titles still rank first all-time in Big Ten history. He led the Northwestern Wildcats to the Big Ten team championships in 1940 and 1942. He was a member of the Phi Epsilon Pi fraternity.

Greenberg won the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in 1942 and 1943. Greenberg was also a singles quarterfinalist at the U.S. Championships in 1942, 1943, 1944, and 1945. He won the men's singles in the Ojai Tennis Tournament in 1947.

In 1943 at the Cincinnati Open, Greenberg reached the singles and doubles finals but lost the singles final to future International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Bill Talbert. He and his partner Joe Scherr lost the doubles final to Talbert and partner Alvin Bunis.

During World War II he was a Lieutenant in the US Air Force.

Halls of Fame

Greenberg has been inducted into:

  • the Chicago Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (1982),
  • the United States Tennis Association/Midwest (formerly Western Tennis Association) Hall of Fame (in 1990),
  • the Northwestern University Athletic Hall of Fame (2000), and
  • the Chicago Tennis Hall of Fame (2004)

Personal life

Greenberg married the late Wanda Henderson in 1952. Greenberg's sister Toby played in the Maccabiah Games in Israel. Greenberg's death resulted from complications of Parkinson's disease.

See also

References

  1. Tennis Archives. https://www.tennisarchives.com/player/?pl=1673
  2. "U.S. Top 10s - Men". www.usta.com.
  3. ^ Tribune, Chicago (March 8, 2006). "GREENBERG, SEYMOUR". chicagotribune.com.
  4. ^ "Seymour Greenberg".
  5. Wechsler, Bob (September 21, 2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 9781602800137 – via Google Books.
  6. Forster, Arnold (September 21, 1950). A Measure of Freedom: An Anti-Defamation League Report. Doubleday. ISBN 9780598859211 – via Google Books.
  7. "The American Hebrew". American Hebrew. September 21, 1940 – via Google Books.
  8. Brookhouser, Frank (September 21, 1959). These Were Our Years. Doubleday. ISBN 9780598591029 – via Google Books.
  9. "IHSA > IHSA State > IHSA State Articles". www.ihsa.org.
  10. ^ "Seymour Greenberg Bio". Northwestern University Athletics.
  11. "OJAI Records of Events Index" (PDF). The Ojai Tennis Tournament. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2022.

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