Gustave F. Touchard

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Gus Touchard
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Full name Gustave Fitzhugh Touchard, Jr.
Country (sports)  United States
Born January 11, 1888
New York
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Toronto, Canada
Singles
Career record {{#property:P564}}
Highest ranking No. 4 (U.S. ranking)
Grand Slam Singles results
US Open SF (1909, 1911)
Doubles
Career record {{#property:P555}}
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open W (1911)

Gustave "Gus" Fitzhugh Touchard, Jr. (or "Gustav") (January 11, 1888 – September 5, 1918) was an American tennis player in the early part of the 20th century. He was ranked as high as No. 4 in the United States during his career.

Personal life

He was born in New York on January 11, 1888.

In July 1915 Touchard confessed to a charge of stealing 24 dozen golf balls from the sporting goods store where he was employed.[1]

He joined the Royal Flying Corps Canada at Camp Borden after having been turned down by the United States aviation corps. He died in 1918 in Toronto General Hospital of a throat operation.[2]

Tennis career

At the US Nationals, Touchard paired with Raymond D. Little to win the 1911 doubles title and reach the 1912 doubles final.[3]

At the tournament now known as the Cincinnati Masters, Touchard won the 1912 singles title over Richard H. Palmer. He reached the singles final in 1913 losing to William S. McEllroy.[4]

He won the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships title three consecutive years (1913, 1914 & 1915) and won the singles title at the New Jersey state championship in 1915. In 1912, he reached the final of the US Clay Court Championship, losing to Richard Norris Williams.

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

Tournament 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A
Wimbledon A A A A A A A
US Open QF SF Q1 SF Q1 1R QF

Grand Slam finals

Doubles

Titles (1)

Year Championship Partner Opponents Score
1911 U.S. Championships United States Raymond Little United States Fred Alexander
United States Harold Hackett
7–5, 13–15, 6–2, 6–4

References

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