General George Martin
Lott
Male
United States of America
1906-10-16
Springfield, Il, United States of America
1991-12-02
Chicago, United States of America


About

Strong and versatile, a man of tough stock and deep self convictions, George Lott was a masterful doubles player who won with a variety of partners. He shared the U.S. Championship twice with John Doeg in 1929 and in 1930, twice with Lester Stoefen in 1933 and in 1934, and once with John Hennessey in 1928.
At the U. S. championships singles in 1928, Lott beat Christian Boussus and John Doeg before losing to Frank Hunter in the semi finals. In 1931 Lott beat defending champion Doeg in the semi finals before losing to Ellsworth Vines in the final. In 1934 Lott became a touring professional, thereby giving up his amateur status and the ability to play in Grand Slam tournaments. In 1929 and 1930 he was ranked World No. 6 and No. 7 by A Wallis Myers; No. 6 by Pierre Gillon in 1930; and in 1931 was ranked No. 4 by Züricher Sport.
Lott was ranked in the top ten nine times in singles, and was a finalist in the singles at Forest Hills in 1931. Between 1928 and 1934, he was unbeaten in eleven doubles Davis Cup contests. Lott was an unimpeachable doubles tactician with excellent point playing instincts.
Lott was the men's tennis coach at DePaul University from 1969 until his death in Chicago on December 3, 1991. He had been inducted into the school's Athletics Hall of Fame in 1984.
George was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1964.
Lott is mostly remembered as being one of the greatest doubles players of all time.



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Archive statistics 1921 - 1946
43
264
201


Tournament wins 1934 - Jamaican International Championships (Amateur)
1934 - Kingston International Invitation (Amateur)
1934 - Greenbrier Autumn Tournament (Amateur)
1934 - Miami-Biltmore Tournament (Amateur)
1933 - Western States Championships (Open)
1933 - All-South Championships ()
1933 - Dixie Invitation (Amateur)
1933 - Greenbrier Autumn Tournament (Amateur)
1932 - Pennsylvania Clay Courts (Open)
1932 - US Clay Courts (Open)
1932 - Colorado Championship (Amateur)
1932 - Spring Lake Invitation Tournament (Amateur)
1932 - Cincinnati (ATP)
1932 - Cuban Championships (Amateur)
1931 - New Orleans Invitational (Amateur)
1931 - Pan American Tournament (Amateur)
1931 - Southampton Invitation (Long Island) (Amateur)
1931 - Canadian Covered Courts (Amateur)
1930 - Canadian Covered Courts (Amateur)
1930 - Pacific Coast Championship (Amateur)
1930 - Greenbrier Autumn Tournament (Amateur)
1930 - South Florida (Open)
1929 - Big Ten Championships (Amateur)
1929 - Chicago City Championships (Open)
1928 - Canadian Covered Courts (Amateur)
1928 - Newport Casino (Amateur)
1928 - Mason & Dixon Tournament (Open)
1928 - United North and South tournament (Amateur)
1928 - Western North Carolina Invitation (Amateur)
1928 - South Atlantic States Tournament (Amateur)
1927 - Halifax Championships (Amateur)
1927 - Cincinnati (ATP)
1927 - Bermuda Championships (Amateur)
1927 - Mason & Dixon Tournament (Open)
1927 - New England Championships (Open)
1927 - River Forest Invitational (Amateur)
1927 - Western States Championships (Open)
1927 - Canadian Covered Courts (Amateur)
1926 - Eastern Canadian Championships (Amateur)
1925 - South Atlantic States Tournament (Amateur)
1925 - Cincinnati (ATP)
1924 - Canadian International Championships ()
1924 - Cincinnati (ATP)


Tournaments US Pro Championships - 1946 Pittsburgh Masters Pro - 1946 US Pro Championships - 1938 White Sulphur Springs Open - 1938 US Pro Championships - 1935 Wembley Professional Championships - 1935 IPPA Championships - 1935 Wimbledon - 1934 US Open - 1934 Miami-Biltmore Tournament - 1934 Eastern Grass Court Championships - 1934 Queens Club Tournament - 1934 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1934 Atlanta Invitation Tournament - 1934 Canadian Covered Courts - 1934 Kingston International Invitation - 1934 Jamaican International Championships - 1934 Greenbrier Autumn Tournament - 1934 Dixie Invitation - 1934 US Open - 1933 Bermuda Championships - 1933 Kentucky State Tournament - 1933 United North and South tournament - 1933 Western States Championships - 1933 River Oaks Tournament - 1933 Pan American Tournament - 1933 Greenbrier Autumn Tournament - 1933 All-South Championships - 1933 Dixie Invitation - 1933 US Open - 1932 Canadian International Championships - 1932 Colorado Championship - 1932 Newport Casino - 1932 Spring Lake Invitation Tournament - 1932 Cincinnati - 1932 US Clay Courts - 1932 US International Indoor Championships - 1932 Cuban Championships - 1932 Pennsylvania Clay Courts - 1932 Pan American Tournament - 1932 Canadian Covered Courts - 1932 Wimbledon - 1931 Roland Garros - 1931 US Open - 1931 Mason & Dixon Tournament - 1931 Newport Casino - 1931 Pacific Coast Championship - 1931 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1931 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1931 Pan American Tournament - 1931 Canadian Covered Courts - 1931 New Orleans Invitational - 1931 Wimbledon - 1930 US Open - 1930 Mason & Dixon Tournament - 1930 Newport Casino - 1930 Pacific Coast Championship - 1930 United North and South tournament - 1930 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1930 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1930 South Florida - 1930 Canadian Covered Courts - 1930 Greenbrier Autumn Tournament - 1930 Wimbledon - 1929 US Open - 1929 Newport Casino - 1929 Chicago City Championships - 1929 Canadian Covered Courts - 1929 Wimbledon - 1928 US Open - 1928 Mason & Dixon Tournament - 1928 Newport Casino - 1928 South Atlantic States Tournament - 1928 United North and South tournament - 1928 Canadian Covered Courts - 1928 Western North Carolina Invitation - 1928 US Open - 1927 Bermuda Championships - 1927 Mason & Dixon Tournament - 1927 New England Championships - 1927 South Atlantic States Tournament - 1927 Cincinnati - 1927 United North and South tournament - 1927 Western States Championships - 1927 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1927 Canadian Covered Courts - 1927 Blue Ridge Invitation - 1927 Halifax Championships - 1927 Southeastern Championships - 1927 River Forest Invitational - 1927 US Open - 1926 Cincinnati - 1926 US Clay Courts - 1926 Eastern Canadian Championships - 1926 US Open - 1925 South Atlantic States Tournament - 1925 Cincinnati - 1925 US Clay Courts - 1925 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1925 US Open - 1924 Canadian International Championships - 1924 Cincinnati - 1924 Western States Championships - 1923 US Clay Courts - 1922 US Clay Courts - 1921

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