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General First nameClarence Monroe Straight
LastnameClark
GenderMale
CountryUnited States of America
Date of birth1859-08-27
Place of birthGermantown, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date of death1939-06-29
Place of deathGermantown, Pennsylvania, United States of America


About

Clark was born into a distinguished Philadelphia family, he became the first secretary of the recently-formed US Lawn Tennis Association in 1881. As a humble and dignified player he won the first doubles tournament in the US National Championships (now US Open) that same year, playing with Frederick Winslow Taylor. In 1882 he reached the singles final of the championships, where he lost to the previous year's champion, Richard Sears in straight sets..

The first Secretary of the U.S. National Lawn Tennis Association, Clarence bicycled through Europe in 1883, meeting his brother Joe-the first U.S. Intercollegiate Champion-in Great Britain to compete in doubles matches against the Renshaw brothers from that nation.
Both Clarence and Joe Clark were formidable figures, doing much for tennis early in its evolution.He later married the sister of his doubles partner, the engineer and organizational theorist Frederick Winslow Taylor.

Clark was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1983, joining his brother Joseph Clark, who was inducted in 1955.

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Archive statistics Career1882 - 1885
Tournament wins1
Matches25
Match wins19


Tournament wins 1883 - St. George's Cricket Club (Amateur)


Tournaments US Open - 1885 US Open - 1884 US Lawn Tennis Championships Doubles - 1884 Longwood Bowl - 1883 St. George's Cricket Club - 1883 US Open - 1882 US Lawn Tennis Championships Doubles - 1882