Sam Lee (tennis)

Sam Lee (June 18, 1914 in Oregon – April 9, 2012),[1][2] was a former NCAA champion tennis player. As a youth tennis player, Lee reached as high as #7 in the U.S. tennis rankings for players 15 and under.[3] He attended Stanford University, and as a sophomore, won the 1933 NCAA Doubles Championship with partner Joe Coughlin.[4] Lee won the Oregon state doubles championships with Elwood Cooke in 1936,[2][5] and the Oregon state singles championship in 1937.[6][7] In 1942, Lee was called to service in World War II. In 1945, with Wimbledon suspended due to the war, Lee played in the "Military Wimbledon" tournament.[7] In 1947 and 1948, Lee and partner Emery Neale played in the Wimbledon doubles tournament.[7] Lee was instrumental in promoting the construction of the Portland Tennis Center in the 1970s, and has served as president of the Multnomah Athletic Club.[3] He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1987, the United States Tennis Association Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame in 2000,[7] and is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.

References
  1. "Samuel Lee's Obituary on The Oregonian". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  2. Eggers, Kerry (May 4, 2004). "Mariner radio needs some editing". Portland Tribune. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
  3. "Sam Lee profile". Oregon Tennis Historical Committee. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
  4. "Men's Tennis: Past Champions". NCAA. Archived from the original on 2007-04-18. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
  5. "Oregon State Tournament Men's Doubles Champions". Oregon Tennis Historical Committee. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
  6. "Oregon State Tournament Men's Singles Champions". Oregon Tennis Historical Committee. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
  7. "2000 USTA Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame Inductee Bios". United States Tennis Association. Archived from the original on May 18, 2006. Retrieved 2007-04-26.


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