Tom Bundy

Thomas Clark Bundy (October 8, 1881 – October 13, 1945) was a tennis player from Los Angeles, California, who was active in the early 20th century. With Maurice McLoughlin, he won three doubles titles at the U.S. National Championships. Bundy Drive, a major thoroughfare in West Los Angeles, is named for him. [1]

Tom Bundy

Tom Bundy at the U.S. National Championships
Full name	Thomas Clark Bundy
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1881-10-08)October 8, 1881 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	October 13, 1945(1945-10-13) (aged 64) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
US Open	F (1910^Ch)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open	W (1912, 1913, 1914)

Tennis career

Bundy won the All-Comers singles final against Beals Wright, but finished runner-up to William Larned in a five-set Challenge Round at the U.S. National Championships in 1910.[2][3] He also reached the semifinals in 1909 and 1911. Bundy won three consecutive doubles titles at the championships, alongside Maurice McLoughlin, in 1912, 1913, and 1914.[4]

When the Los Angeles Tennis Club was founded in 1920 Bundy was elected as its first president.[5]

Personal life

On December 11, 1912 Bundy married tennis player U.S. National Championships and Wimbledon champion May Sutton.[6] They separated in 1923 and were divorced in 1940. The couple had four children including daughter Dorothy Cheney, a tennis player who won the singles title at the 1938 Australian Championships.[6]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1910	U.S. National Championships	Grass	William Larned	1–6, 7–5, 0–6, 8–6, 1–6

Doubles (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1910	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Trowridge Hendrick	Fred Alexander Harold Hackett	1–6, 6–8, 3–6
Win	1912	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Maurice McLoughlin	Raymond Little Gustave Touchard	3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 7–5
Win	1913	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Maurice McLoughlin	John Strachan Clarence Griffin	6–4, 7–5, 6–1
Win	1914	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Maurice McLoughlin	George Church Dean Mathey	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
Loss	1915	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Maurice McLoughlin	Bill Johnston Clarence Griffin	6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6

Grand Slam tournament singles performance timeline

Tournament	1909	1910	1911	1912	1913
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A
US Open	SF	F^Ch	SF	4R	2R

References

1. "MAY SUTTON BUNDY (1887 – 1975) First American to Win Wimbledon"
2. "Larned works Bundy". The Baltimore Sun. August 26, 1910. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com. For the fourth consecutive time and for the sixth time in his career as tennis player William A. Larned, of Summit, N. J., today won the challenge match of the singles championship of the United States, defeating Thos. C. Bundy, of Los Angeles, Cal., on the Casin courts, 6–1, 5–7, 6–0, 6–8, 6–1
3. Bill Talbert (1967). Tennis Observed. Barre: Barre Publishers. pp. 84–85. OCLC 172306.
4. "US National/US Open Championships" (PDF). usta.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
5. Baltzell, E. Digby (1995). Sporting Gentlemen : Men's Tennis from the Age of Honor to the Cult of the Superstar. New York [u.a.]: Free Press. p. 233. ISBN 9780029013151.
6. "Bundy of tennis fame dies at 64". The Los Angeles Times. October 14, 1945. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Tom Bundy at the International Tennis Federation
• Tom Bundy at the Davis Cup