George Francis
Whitney
Male
United States of America
1873-07-02
San Francisco, California, United States of America
1935-08-13
Monterrey, California, United States of America
From The Los Angeles Herald, 2 September 1902:
George Whitney To Retire. Tennis Champion Must Abandon The Game.
Lovers of tennis and followers of the game will be truly sorry to learn that George F. Whitney, singles champion of the Pacific Coast, and half-owner of the title in doubles, is likely to be forced to retire from the game and will not be able to even defend his title at San Rafael this week.
The San Francisco newspaper man/athlete has developed what the doctor chooses to call ‘athletic heart’, from overworking at tennis and the excitement of automobiling. The particular form in which Whitney’s malady has manifested itself, ‘angina pectoris’, is one of the most painful and more dangerous cardiac affections, and it requires absolutely that he refrain from any undue excitement on penalty of an excruciatingly painful if not instantly fatal heart spasm.
1893 - 1905
7
31
23
1902 - California State Championship (Open)
1901 - California State Championship (Open)
1901 - Pacific Coast Championship (Amateur)
1901 - San Francisco City (Amateur)
1900 - Pacific Coast Championship (Amateur)
1899 - Pacific Coast Championship (Amateur)
1897 - Pacific Coast Championship (Amateur)
Round 2
George Francis Whitney 1 *
Dorsey Ash
6-4
12-10
Round 3
Mr. Skinner 1 *
George Francis Whitney
6-2
11-9
Challenge Round
Grant McNutt Smith 1 *
George Francis Whitney
w.o.
Challenge Round
George Francis Whitney 1 *
Robert Nichols Whitney
6-1
7-5
6-8
6-2
Challenge Round
Lewis Ransom Freeman 1 *
George Francis Whitney
w.o.
Challenge Round
Grant McNutt Smith 1 *
George Francis Whitney
w.o.
Round 1
George Francis Whitney 1 *
William B. Collier Jr
6-2
6-3
6-1
Quarterfinals
George Francis Whitney 1 *
Harry Dibble
w.o.
Semifinals
George Francis Whitney 1 *
Merle De Vore Johnson
6-1
6-2
6-2
Final
George Francis Whitney 1 *
Robert Nichols Whitney
6-2
6-3
3-6
2-6
6-1
Semifinals
George Francis Whitney 1 *
Harold Hyde Braly sr
6-2
6-0
3-6
6-3
Challenge Round
George Francis Whitney 1 *
Alphonzo Edward Bell sr
4-6
6-1
6-2
7-5
Final
George Francis Whitney 1 *
Robert Nichols Whitney
1-6
8-6
6-2
6-0
Challenge Round
George Francis Whitney 1 *
Sumner Charles Hardy
6-2
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Buell W. McKeever 1 *
George Francis Whitney
w.o.
Round 2
George Francis Whitney 1 *
George S. Bradshaw
6-1
8-6
6-1
Quarterfinals
George Francis Whitney 1 *
Harry Weike
7-5
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
George Francis Whitney 1 *
Samuel Percy Hardy
6-4
6-1
6-3
Final
George Francis Whitney 1 *
Paul Selby
w.o.
Challenge Round
George Francis Whitney 1 *
Sumner Charles Hardy
4-6
6-4
6-1
6-1
Challenge Round
Sumner Charles Hardy 1 *
George Francis Whitney
w.o.
Round 1
George Francis Whitney 1 *
George S. Bradshaw
6-4
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
George Francis Whitney 1 *
Allen B. Bowen
6-4
6-3
6-2
Semifinals
George Francis Whitney 1 *
Sumner Charles Hardy
8-6
6-3
6-4
Final
George Francis Whitney 1 *
Robert Nichols Whitney
7-5
6-4
6-3
Challenge Round
George Francis Whitney 1 *
Samuel Percy Hardy
4-6
1-6
6-4
6-4
8-6
Round 1
George Francis Whitney 1 *
Paul Selby
6-4
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
George Francis Whitney 1 *
Walter A. Magee
6-3
7-5
6-1
Semifinals
George Francis Whitney 1 *
Thomas Aloysius Driscoll
6-3
6-1
6-2
Final
Samuel Percy Hardy 1 *
George Francis Whitney
6-3
6-3
6-2
Unknown
A.F. Allen 1 *
George Francis Whitney
6-2
6-2