Oliver Samuel
Campbell
Male
United States of America
1871-02-25
, United States of America
1953-07-11
Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America
While a student at Columbia University, Oliver Campbell was the United States singles Champion for three years in succession. For over a century, Campbell had the honour of being the youngest male player to win the U.S. singles title. He did it as a 19 year, 6 months and 11 days old student in 1890. That record went to fellow American Pete Sampras, 19 years and 28 days, when he won the title in 1990.
The first American to start employing net-rushing tactics, he exploited his talent in the forecourt to capture three U.S. Doubles Championships. A New Yorker of considerable drive and determination, he garnered a top-ten American ranking five years in a row and was No. 1 from 1890-92 in singles.
An 1891 graduate of Columbia College, Campbell was inducted posthumously into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1955, two years after his death.
1882 - 1903
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158
113
1894 - St. Augustine Lawn Tennis Tournament (Amateur)
1892 - US Open (Grandslam)
1891 - St. Augustine Lawn Tennis Tournament (Amateur)
1891 - US Open (Grandslam)
1890 - St. Augustine Lawn Tennis Tournament (Amateur)
1890 - US Open (Grandslam)
1890 - Narragansett (Amateur)
1890 - South Side Field Club (Amateur)
1890 - Nahant Invitation Tournament (Amateur)
1889 - St. Augustine Lawn Tennis Tournament (Amateur)
1888 - New Hamburg (Amateur)
1888 - Elberon (Amateur)
1888 - Westchester (Open)
1888 - Bergen County (Open)
1887 - Orange Spring Tournament (Amateur)
1887 - Bergen County (Open)
1886 - New York Lawn Tennis Club Amateur Tournament (Amateur)
Preliminary Round
Hugh Lawrence (Laurie) Doherty 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
w.o.
Challenge Round
Thomas Sterling Beckwith 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
w.o.
Final
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Thomas Sterling Beckwith
7-5
6-2
4-6
6-2
Challenge Round
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Charles Walder Grinstead
w.o.
Challenge Round
Robert Duffield (Bob) Wrenn 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
w.o.
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Frederick Alexander Bowlby
6-4
6-3
8-6
Round 2
Arthur Gore 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-1
8-6
8-6
Challenge Round
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Frederick Howard (Fred) Hovey
7-5
3-6
6-3
7-5
Preliminary Round
Thomas (Tom) Chaytor 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
w.o.
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Walter George Bailey
6-4
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Henry (Harry) Grove
4-6
6-3
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Robert Hough
6-0
6-0
6-2
Semifinals
Joshua Francis Pim 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-4
7-5
7-5
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Walter Radcliffe Horncastle
6-1
6-3
6-2
Round 2
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Stanley Riseley
8-6
6-3
4-0
ret.
Quarterfinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Arthur Gore
6-4
1-6
4-6
6-2
7-5
Semifinals
Horace Chapman 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-3
6-2
6-2
Round 2
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Eustace Alfred Stephens
6-2
6-1
Round 3
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
A. Dunn jr.
6-3
9-7
Quarterfinals
Harold Weston Carlton 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Harold (Harry) Bacon
6-4
6-3
8-6
Quarterfinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Percy Bateman Brown
6-4
6-3
6-2
Semifinals
H. Walters 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
w.o.
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
George Hillyard
6-4
7-5
1-6
6-3
Round 2
Frank Stoker 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
3-6
6-4
2-6
7-5
6-2
Challenge Round
Charles Walder Grinstead 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
w.o.
Round 2
Harold Segerson Mahony 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
w.o.
Challenge Round
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Clarence Hobart
2-6
7-5
7-9
6-1
6-2
Poule
Clarence Hobart 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
7-5
6-1
Poule
Robert Palmer Huntington Jr. 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-2
6-1
Poule
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Frederick Howard (Fred) Hovey
1-6
6-3
6-2
Poule
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Philip Shelton Sears
6-3
6-1
Poule
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Samuel Thompson Chase
6-4
6-8
6-2
Challenge Round
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Albert Empie Wright
10-8
6-1
7-5
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
E.C. Rushmore
6-1
6-0
Quarterfinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Morton Spring Paton
6-4
8-6
Semifinals
Albert Empie Wright 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
9-7
9-7
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
James Ford Coleman Huntington
6-3
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Samuel Wylie B. Moorhead III
6-2
6-1
6-2
Round 3
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
J.W. Carver
6-2
6-3
8-6
Quarterfinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
John Albert Ryerson
6-1
7-5
6-3
Semifinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Robert Palmer Huntington Jr.
3-6
6-2
5-7
6-2
6-1
Final
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Wallace Percy Knapp
8-6
0-6
6-2
6-3
Challenge Round
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Henry Warner Slocum Jr.
6-2
4-6
6-3
6-1
Preliminary Round
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
W.F. Day
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Henry Mortimer Billings Jr.
6-2
10-8
Quarterfinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
L.R. Parker
6-0
6-1
Semifinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Edward Ludlow (Eddie) Hall Jr.
6-4
6-3
Final
Robert Palmer Huntington Jr. 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
3-6
7-5
3-6
6-2
6-1
Final
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Robert Palmer Huntington Jr.
7-5
6-2
Poule
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Hugh A. Tallant
3-6
6-2
6-3
Poule
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Henry Warner Slocum Jr.
6-3
6-3
Poule
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Fred Mansfield
6-1
6-3
Poule
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Frederick Howard (Fred) Hovey
3-6
6-3
6-1
Poule
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Philip Shelton Sears
6-4
4-6
6-2
Poule
Howard Augustus Taylor 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-3
6-1
Poule
Robert Palmer Huntington Jr. 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
8-6
6-3
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
J.L. Worden Jr
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
F.T. Frankel
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
James Ford Coleman Huntington
6-4
4-6
6-3
Semifinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
William K. Fowler
6-2
6-2
Final
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Robert Palmer Huntington Jr.
9-7
6-2
6-4
Preliminary Round
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
M.H. Weldes
6-1
6-3
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
A. Hubbard
6-3
6-1
Round 2
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Basil Spaulding de Garmendia
6-3
8-6
Quarterfinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Albert Empie Wright
6-4
8-6
Semifinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Robert Palmer Huntington Jr.
6-3
6-1
Final
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
J.W. Carver
8-6
1-6
6-4
5-7
6-3
Preliminary Round
A.S. Hill 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
w.o.
Final
Frederick Howard (Fred) Hovey 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-2
3-6
7-5
2-6
6-4
Challenge Round
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Thomas Sterling Beckwith
6-4
5-7
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
E.V. Thompson
6-4
6-1
6-2
Round 2
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Howard Augustus Taylor
6-4
6-2
7-5
Quarterfinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Joseph Sill Clark
10-12
7-5
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Ernest George Meers
5-7
6-1
5-7
6-4
6-2
Final
Quincy Adams Shaw Jr. 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
1-6
6-4
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Franklin Dunlap Pavey
6-5
6-5
Quarterfinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
L.R. Parker
6-3
5-6
6-3
Semifinals
Robert Palmer Huntington Jr. 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-4
6-3
Poule
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Francis Gibbons (Frank) Beach
3-6
6-1
6-3
Preliminary Round
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
N.S. Robb
6-3
6-5
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
A.W. Post
6-3
2-6
6-2
Quarterfinals
Deane B. Miller 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
3-6
6-2
6-4
Preliminary Round
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
G.H. Gilman
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Quincy Adams Shaw Jr. 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
7-5
6-3
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
H.M. Alexander
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Frederick Howard (Fred) Hovey 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
3-6
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
E.T. Lynch jr
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
H.S. Peacock
6-2
6-2
Semifinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
E.A. Thomson
6-3
6-3
Final
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Albert Empie Wright
6-4
6-4
4-6
6-4
Challenge Round
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Henry Graff Trevor
6-2
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
W.D. Waller
7-5
6-3
6-2
Round 2
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
C.P. Wilbur
6-2
6-1
6-3
Quarterfinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Albert Empie Wright
4-6
6-3
1-6
8-6
6-2
Semifinals
Henry Warner Slocum Jr. 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-2
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Francis Laurens Vinton (Tracy) Hoppin
6-3
6-5
6-5
Round 2
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
E.B. Babbitt
6-3
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Grant Notman
6-1
6-5
4-6
6-0
Semifinals
Howard Augustus Taylor 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-1
4-6
6-3
6-5
Preliminary Round
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Henry Mortimer Billings Jr.
6-4
6-5
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
George Arthur Hurd
5-6
6-5
6-4
Quarterfinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Albert Empie Wright
5-6
6-5
6-4
Semifinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Francis Gibbons (Frank) Beach
6-3
6-3
Final
Edward Peale MacMullen 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-3
6-3
3-6
3-6
6-3
Preliminary Round
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Dr. John Howland
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Grosvenor A. Atterbury
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
William Austin Tomes
6-1
6-4
Semifinals
Joseph Sill Clark 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-2
6-4
Preliminary Round
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
M.F. Prosser
6-5
6-3
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
H.H. Sherwood
6-5
6-5
Quarterfinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Clarence Hobart
3-6
11-9
ret.
Semifinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
William Austin Tomes
7-5
7-9
6-1
Final
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Albert Empie Wright
6-2
7-5
4-6
6-4
Semifinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Howard Augustus Taylor
6-3
3-6
6-0
Final
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Robert Livingston Beeckman
6-8
6-3
6-4
5-7
6-3
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Lloyd Saltus
6-2
9-7
Round 2
Charles Amherst Chase 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
4-6
6-1
6-3
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
George Winthrop Lee
4-6
6-4
8-6
Round 2
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Henry Warner Slocum Jr.
3-6
8-6
6-0
Quarterfinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Francis Laurens Vinton (Tracy) Hoppin
6-3
3-6
7-5
Semifinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Fred Mansfield
6-4
5-7
7-5
Final
Charles Amherst Chase 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-4
7-5
4-6
4-6
6-3
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
W.R. Weeden
8-6
7-5
Quarterfinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
George Arthur Hurd
6-3
3-6
6-3
Semifinals
Philip Shelton Sears 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-3
5-7
8-6
6-4
Final
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Valentine Gill Hall
4-6
6-3
6-4
2-6
6-1
Final
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Edward Ludlow (Eddie) Hall Jr.
4-6
7-5
7-5
11-9
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
D.W. Raymond
1-6
6-4
6-5
Quarterfinals
A.W. Post 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-5
6-5
Round 1
Howard Augustus Taylor 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-3
6-2
7-5
Round 1
Howard Augustus Taylor 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-3
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
George Platner
6-0
6-2
Quarterfinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Charles Prentice Howland
6-2
6-2
Semifinals
Henry Warner Slocum Jr. 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Carroll J. Post Jr.
6-5
6-0
Quarterfinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
O. Hill
6-2
6-3
Semifinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
W.W. Mackay
6-4
6-2
Final
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Augustus Duryee
6-2
7-5
6-2
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
J. Patterson
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Philip Shelton Sears 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
8-6
4-6
6-1
Preliminary Round
Quincy Adams Shaw Jr. 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
1-6
6-4
6-0
Quarterfinals
Grant Notman 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-5
2-6
6-1
Round 2
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Grant Notman
6-3
1-6
6-2
Semifinals
Edward Peale MacMullen 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-2
6-4
Round 2
Howard Augustus Taylor 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-4
6-1
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
W.P. Williams
w.o.
Round 2
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Dr Larkin White Glazebrook
6-2
6-3
Quarterfinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Clarence Hobart
6-2
6-3
Semifinals
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Jackson C. Wilmerding
6-2
6-1
Final
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
Edward Peale MacMullen
1-6
6-2
7-5
6-4
Round 2
Henry Warner Slocum Jr. 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
4-6
6-1
6-3
6-0
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
bye
Round 2
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
B.H. Warburton
6-2
6-0
Quarterfinals
J.F. Bacon 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-3
6-2
Round 2
Robert Livingston Beeckman 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-2
6-5
Round 1
Oliver Samuel Campbell 1 *
B.H. Warburton
6-2
6-0
Quarterfinals
J.F. Bacon 1 *
Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-3
6-2