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Eugene McCauliff

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Eugene McCauliff
Full nameEugene Henry McCauliff
Country (sports) United States
Born(1909-01-24)January 24, 1909
Yonkers, New York
DiedAugust 13, 1984(1984-08-13) (aged 75)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (1930)
US Open3R (1933)

Eugene Henry McCauliff (January 24, 1909 – August 13, 1984) was an American tennis player.

Based in Yonkers, McCauliff played collegiate tennis for Fordham University.[1]

McCauliff was a four-time national indoor doubles champion and featured at Wimbledon in 1930. At the Mason & Dixon tournament in 1932 he had an upset win over U.S. Davis Cup player John Van Ryn.[2] His best performance at the U.S. national championships was a third round appearance in 1933, which he almost repeated the next year, pushing number two seed Wilmer Allison to five sets in a second round match. Allison went on to make the final.[3]

In 1940 he was married to wife Katherryn (nee Hernan).[4]

References

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  1. ^ "M'Cauliff Take Two Tennis Finals; Beats Mendell in Long Island Centre Junior Event by 6–4, 6–4, 6–3". The New York Times. July 23, 1927.
  2. ^ "Eugene McCauliff In Upset Victory Over John Van Ryn In Mason and Dixon". Hartford Courant. April 21, 1932.
  3. ^ "Favorites Win Second Round Net Matches". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 6, 1934.
  4. ^ "Katherryn Hernan Wed; Dallas Girl Is Bride of Eugene McCauliff, Tennis Star". The New York Times. May 1, 1940.
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