Gerald Moss
Full name | Gerald H. Moss |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Singles | |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1955) |
French Open | 2R (1957) |
US Open | 3R (1954, 1956, 1960) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1954)[1] |
Wimbledon | QF (1961)[2] |
US Open | F (1955) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 3R (1956, 1962)[2] |
Gerald 'Jerry' H. Moss is a retired American tennis player.
Career
Moss was the National Boys Under 18 Champion in 1951.[3]
In 1955 Moss was runner-up at the U.S. National Championships men's doubles title at the Longwood Cricket Club in Boston with compatriot Bill Quillian after a five-set defeat by Japanese Kosei Kamo and Atsushi Miyagi. Hurricane Diane roared through New England in August 1955, flooding the tennis courts and delaying the tournament for a week. When the tournament resumed many of the leading players such as Ken Rosewall, Tony Trabert, Lew Hoad and Vic Seixas had already left which devalued the men's doubles draw.[4]
In 1954 he reached the third round of the U.S. National Championships men's singles and was beaten by Australian legend Ken Rosewall. He equaled his best Grand Slam singles performance in 1956 and 1960.
In 1992 Moss was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame.[5]
Grand Slam doubles finals
Runners-up
Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents | Score |
1955 | U.S. Championships | Bill Quillian | Kosei Kamo Atsushi Miyagi | 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6 |
References
- ↑ Australian Open Results Archive
- 1 2 Wimbledon Results Archive
- ↑ "USTA Boys Tournament History". USTA.
- ↑ "Earl Flops, Tournament Moves On". September 3, 2010. Bud Collins Tennis. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ "Tennis Inductees". University of Miami. Retrieved 29 May 2012.