General George William
Wightman
Male
United States of America
1890-10-17
Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
1963-08-29
Chestnut Hill, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America


About

Married fellow lawn tennis player Hazel Hotchkiss in 1912. She later donated the Wightman Cup for the annual women’s team competition of the same name between players from the USA and Great Britain; it ran from 1923-39 and again from 1946-90. Although they later divorced, George and Hazel Wightman had five children together, some of whom also took part in lawn tennis tournaments. A lawyer by profession, George Wightman was also involved in the administrative side of lawn tennis.



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Archive statistics 1911 - 1922
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18
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Tournaments US Open - 1922 US Open - 1918 US Open - 1916 US Open - 1915 US Open - 1913 US Open - 1912 US Open - 1911 Niagara International Tournament - 1911

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