Melville Hammond
Long
Male
United States of America
1889-10-18
San Francisco, United States of America
1969-05-12
Alameda, California, United States of America
Melville Long was the brother of fellow lawn tennis player Herbert E. Long. They were two of the children of Dr Seely Frederick Long, a Canadian-born physician, and Sarah Ella Long (née Lagrange), who was a native of Iowa.
Both Melville and Herbert Long studied medicine at the University of California at Berkeley, which they also represented at ‘Varsity lawn tennis. Like their father before them, Melville and Herbert Long both became medical doctors. While still a lawn tennis player, Melville Long notably won the men’s singles title at the Pacific Coast Championships tournament three times: in 1906, 1908 and 1910.
1906 - 1912
9
93
68
1912 - Pacific Northwest (Open)
1911 - California State Championship (Open)
1910 - Pacific Coast Championship (Amateur)
1910 - US Clay Courts (Open)
1910 - California State Championship (Open)
1908 - Pacific Coast Championship (Amateur)
1907 - California State Championship (Open)
1907 - Southern California Championship (Open)
1906 - Pacific Coast Championship (Amateur)
Challenge Round
Bill Johnston 1 *
Melville Long
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Melville Long 1 *
John Charles Rohlfs
6-1
6-3
Semifinals
Melville Long 1 *
Henry Ward (Ward) Dawson
6-2
6-0
Final
Maurice McLoughlin 1 *
Melville Long
w.o.
Semifinals
Melville Long 1 *
Elia Francis Fottrell
7-5
2-6
7-5
Final
Bill Johnston 1 *
Melville Long
6-4
6-4
6-3
Semifinals
Melville Long 1 *
Elia Francis Fottrell
6-4
6-3
Final
Melville Long 1 *
Bill Johnston
6-1
6-2
6-3
Preliminary Round
Melville Long 1 *
L. Wilmerding Jr
w.o.
Round 1
Melville Long 1 *
Sedgwick Minot
6-3
6-2
6-4
Round 2
Melville Long 1 *
Louis Harold (Henry) Waidner
6-3
3-6
7-5
6-1
Round 3
Nathaniel Niles 1 *
Melville Long
6-4
2-6
3-6
6-3
Challenge Round
Melville Long 1 *
Herbert Everett Long
6-1
9-7
6-3
Challenge Round
Maurice McLoughlin 1 *
Melville Long
6-4
6-3
6-2
Challenge Round
Walter T. Hayes 1 *
Melville Long
w.o.
Round 1
Melville Long 1 *
H. Comstock
6-0
6-1
Round 2
Melville Long 1 *
Lieutenant B. Ward
6-0
6-0
Quarterfinals
Melville Long 1 *
M. Freese
6-0
6-2
Semifinals
Melville Long 1 *
Byron Henry Batkin
6-0
6-2
Final
Melville Long 1 *
Elia Francis Fottrell
6-0
6-1
6-3
Round 1
Melville Long 1 *
Bill Johnston
6-2
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Melville Long 1 *
Ralph Carlton Gorrill
6-2
6-1
6-3
Quarterfinals
Melville Long 1 *
Byron Henry Batkin
6-2
6-1
6-3
Semifinals
Melville Long 1 *
C. Percy Murdock
6-2
6-0
6-1
Final
Melville Long 1 *
Gerald C. Young sr
6-3
4-6
6-1
6-1
Challenge Round
Melville Long 1 *
George E. Janes
6-0
6-3
6-1
Final
Melville Long 1 *
Walter Merrill Hall
6-0
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Melville Long 1 *
Simpson McCullough Sinsabaugh
w.o.
Semifinals
Melville Long 1 *
Henry Ward (Ward) Dawson
6-0
6-3
Final
Maurice McLoughlin 1 *
Melville Long
2-6
2-6
8-6
7-5
9-7
Round 1
Melville Long 1 *
Fred H. Harris
6-1
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Melville Long 1 *
Thomas Cann Quincy Trask
6-3
6-4
6-0
Round 3
Maurice McLoughlin 1 *
Melville Long
7-5
6-2
5-7
2-6
10-8
Round 1
Melville Long 1 *
Robert Strachan
6-0
6-2
Quarterfinals
Melville Long 1 *
George H. Busch
6-2
6-4
Semifinals
Alphonzo Edward Bell sr 1 *
Melville Long
8-6
6-2
Challenge Round
George E. Janes 1 *
Melville Long
w.o.
Round 1
Melville Long 1 *
Charles E. Foley
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Melville Long 1 *
Edward Finnigan
6-3
6-2
Semifinals
Melville Long 1 *
Ralph Carlton Gorrill
6-3
6-1
Final
Melville Long 1 *
George E. Janes
6-3
6-2
6-1
Challenge Round
Maurice McLoughlin 1 *
Melville Long
6-4
9-7
7-5
Semifinals
Carlton Russell (Carl) Gardner 1 *
Melville Long
6-4
6-3
Poule
Tony Wilding 1 *
Melville Long
6-2
7-5
6-1
Poule
Norman Brookes 1 *
Melville Long
6-4
7-5
8-6
Round 1
Melville Long 1 *
M. Freese
w.o.
Round 2
Melville Long 1 *
Victor Morgan
6-2
6-3
Round 3
Melville Long 1 *
S. Herndon
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
George E. Janes 1 *
Melville Long
6-4
8-6
Challenge Round
Maurice McLoughlin 1 *
Melville Long
6-2
12-10
6-2
Round 1
Melville Long 1 *
James Arthur Code
6-0
6-0
Round 2
Melville Long 1 *
Nathaniel Niles
6-2
6-4
Quarterfinals
Melville Long 1 *
Charles E. Foley
6-1
6-3
Semifinals
Melville Long 1 *
Tom Bundy
7-5
6-3
6-4
Final
Melville Long 1 *
Wallace Johnson
8-6
6-2
6-4
Challenge Round
Melville Long 1 *
Maurice McLoughlin
8-10
6-8
6-4
11-9
6-0
Semifinals
Melville Long 1 *
George E. Janes
3-6
6-2
6-4
Final
Melville Long 1 *
Carlton Russell (Carl) Gardner
6-0
7-5
6-3
Challenge Round
Maurice McLoughlin 1 *
Melville Long
4-6
4-6
6-3
6-1
6-3
Challenge Round
Tom Bundy 1 *
Melville Long
w.o.
Final
Melville Long 1 *
Charles E. Foley
6-4
2-6
6-3
7-5
Challenge Round
Maurice McLoughlin 1 *
Melville Long
6-2
6-2
3-6
6-2
Challenge Round
George E. Janes 1 *
Melville Long
2-6
4-6
6-1
7-5
7-5
Round 1
Melville Long 1 *
6-1
6-4
Quarterfinals
Melville Long 1 *
Henry Gatewood
6-3
6-2
Semifinals
Melville Long 1 *
Carlton Russell (Carl) Gardner
6-4
6-1
Final
Melville Long 1 *
George E. Janes
6-1
6-1
6-1
Challenge Round
Melville Long 1 *
Herbert Everett Long
6-4
6-1
6-3
Semifinals
Maurice McLoughlin 1 *
Melville Long
6-2
6-1
Challenge Round
Maurice McLoughlin 1 *
Melville Long
13-11
6-4
4-6
5-7
6-4
Round 1
Melville Long 1 *
Mr. Finn
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Melville Long 1 *
Mr. Henry
6-2
6-1
Semifinals
Maurice McLoughlin 1 *
Melville Long
6-3
13-11
Round 1
Melville Long 1 *
E. Conde Jones
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Melville Long 1 *
Allen V. Duncan
6-3
6-4
Round 3
Melville Long 1 *
Charles Stanley Rogers
6-0
6-4
Quarterfinals
Melville Long 1 *
Carlton Russell (Carl) Gardner
6-1
8-6
Semifinals
Melville Long 1 *
Alphonzo Edward Bell sr
6-1
6-2
Final
Melville Long 1 *
Simpson McCullough Sinsabaugh
6-1
7-5
6-3
Challenge Round
Melville Long 1 *
Harold Hyde Braly SR
7-5
2-6
4-6
7-5
14-12
Round 1
Melville Long 1 *
H. Henke
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Melville Long 1 *
Frederick Adams
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Charles E. Foley 1 *
Melville Long
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Melville Long 1 *
George H. Busch
8-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
Melville Long 1 *
Robert Nichols Whitney
6-4
6-0
Semifinals
C. Percy Murdock 1 *
Melville Long
6-0
3-6
7-5
Challenge Round
Melville Long 1 *
Frederick Adams
w.o.
Round 1
Melville Long 1 *
Nathaniel Borrodaille (Nat) Browne
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Melville Long 1 *
Richworth Nicholson
6-1
3-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
Melville Long 1 *
Alphonzo Edward Bell sr
5-7
6-2
6-2
Semifinals
Melville Long 1 *
Charles E. Foley
6-0
6-3
Final
Melville Long 1 *
Tom Bundy
4-6
7-5
6-3
6-2
Challenge Round
Melville Long 1 *
George E. Janes
6-2
7-5
6-2