John C.
Skogstad
Male
United States of America
1938-12-19
Coral Gables, Florida, United States of America
He played junior tennis in Florida where he won multiple Florida junior singles and doubles titles, the Interscholastic High School Doubles Championship, several Florida high school singles and doubles championships and the Boys 15’s Orange Bowl.
He was undefeated at the No.1 singles position for Baylor University for 2 years
Transferred to the University of Miami where he was team captain and All-American in 1961. He helped Miami set the NCAA record for consecutive team wins, then continued to excel as an adult/senior player and won multiple Georgia and Southern championships.
He served as President of the Atlanta Lawn Tennis Association (ALTA) and Vice-President of the Georgia Tennis Association.
Skogstad was inducted into the Georgia Tennis Hall of Fame in 1985.
1954 - 1973
7
154
90
1968 - Atlanta Fall Invitation (Amateur)
1967 - Georgia State Championships (Open)
1965 - Anniston Invitation (Amateur)
1963 - Atlanta City Open (Amateur)
1961 - Florida Gold Coast (Amateur)
1961 - South Florida (Open)
1961 - Crackerland (Open)
Quarterfinals
Juan Diaz 1 *
John C. Skogstad
4-6
6-2
6-4
Round 2
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Franklin D. (F.D.) Robbins
3-4
ret.
Round 3
Harry Burrus Jr. 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-2
3-6
7-5
Round 1
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Lornie Kuhle
6-2
1-6
6-4
Round 2
Mike L. Belkin 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-2
6-0
Round 1
Bill Bowrey 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-4
6-3
Round 1
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Forrest Simmons
6-3
7-9
6-4
Round 2
Bill Bowrey 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Jay Schlosser
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
J.W. (Woody) Blocher
6-2
8-6
Final
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Robert (Bob) Nichols
6-2
6-3
Round 1
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Robert (Bob) Speicher
6-4
6-1
Round 2
Arthur Ashe 1 *
John C. Skogstad
3-6
7-5
6-4
Quarterfinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Joe Becknell
6-1
6-3
Semifinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Bill Shippey
2-6
7-5
6-2
Final
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Henry Feild
6-0
6-1
Round 1
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Clare Draper
6-1
0-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Drayton Nabors
6-2
1-6
6-4
Semifinals
Edgar Adams III (Ned) Neely 1 *
John C. Skogstad
0-6
6-4
6-2
Quarterfinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Robert (Bob) Speicher
3-6
6-3
6-2
Semifinals
Richard Howell 1 *
John C. Skogstad
2-6
6-3
6-2
Round 4
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Don Schmidt
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
G. Turner Howard III
6-4
2-6
6-1
Semifinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
J. Allen Morris
3-6
6-2
6-3
Final
Zan Guerry 1 *
John C. Skogstad
7-9
6-4
6-2
Round 1
John C. Skogstad 1 *
William (Bill) Mallory
9-7
6-3
Quarterfinals
J. Allen Morris 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-4
9-7
Round 1
Vic Seixas 1 *
John C. Skogstad
2-6
6-2
7-5
Round 1
John C. Skogstad 1 *
William (Bill) Tym
6-3
6-8
6-2
Quarterfinals
Chuck McKinley 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Joseph (Joe) Brandi
6-4
6-2
Final
John Foster 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Ed Rubinoff 1 *
John C. Skogstad
5-7
6-1
6-4
Quarterfinals
Lenny Schloss 1 *
John C. Skogstad
5-7
6-2
6-3
Quarterfinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Frank Draper
6-2
4-6
6-3
Semifinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
George Dickinson
6-1
6-3
Final
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Zan Guerry
6-4
5-7
6-4
Quarterfinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Daniel Huff
?-?
6-?
Semifinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Joe Becknell
6-1
6-2
Final
John Foster 1 *
John C. Skogstad
8-6
8-6
Round 1
Herb Fitzgibbon 1 *
John C. Skogstad
w.o.
Round 1
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Paul William Speicher Jr
6-4
8-6
Quarterfinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Alexander T. (Lex) Wood
6-2
6-3
Semifinals
Frank Froehling III 1 *
John C. Skogstad
4-6
6-3
6-4
Round 2
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Guice Potter
6-2
6-3
Quarterfinals
Jim Robinson 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-1
4-6
6-2
Quarterfinals
Jim Robinson 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-1
4-6
6-2
Semifinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
John Ager
6-2
7-9
7-5
Final
Crawford I. Henry 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-4
8-6
Semifinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Ramsey Earnhart
8-3
Final
Crawford I. Henry 1 *
John C. Skogstad
10-8
Round 1
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Keith Jennings
6-4
6-2
4-6
6-3
Round 2
Istvan Gulyas 1 *
John C. Skogstad
2-6
6-3
6-3
4-6
6-4
Round 1
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Don Hankinson
3-6
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Alexander T. (Lex) Wood
6-4
6-2
Semifinals
J. Allen Morris 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-0
6-2
9-7
Round 3
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Dan Magill
6-4
7-5
Quarterfinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Bob Hardcastle
6-4
7-5
Semifinals
Edgar Adams III (Ned) Neely 1 *
John C. Skogstad
9-7
6-4
Quarterfinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Jim Robinson
6-4
6-4
Round 1
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Thomas A. (Tom) Hamilton
6-2
6-3
Quarterfinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Don Merritt
6-1
6-0
Semifinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Gavin M. Gentry
7-5
6-3
Final
Robert (Bob) Nichols 1 *
John C. Skogstad
7-5
6-3
Quarterfinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Don Hankinson
6-0
6-1
Semifinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
George Dickinson
6-2
6-2
Final
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Robert (Bob) Nichols
6-0
6-4
Round 2
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Jack Browdy
6-1
6-0
Quarterfinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
A. Lee Fentress
6-0
6-1
Semifinals
Alexander T. (Lex) Wood 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-1
6-4
Round 3
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Brian Casey
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Gardnar Mulloy 1 *
John C. Skogstad
15-13
6-1
Quarterfinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Roger McCormick
6-3
6-1
Semifinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Ed Rubinoff
4-6
6-4
6-3
Final
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Eduardo A. Zuleta
6-0
6-0
2-6
2-6
6-3
Round 1
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Bob Trapenberg
6-1
6-1
Round 2
John C. Skogstad 1 *
King Thaxton
6-0
6-1
Round 3
Luis Ayala 1 *
John C. Skogstad
3-6
6-2
6-2
Round 3
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Andrew (Andy) Lloyd
9-7
9-7
Quarterfinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Gerald H. (Jerry) Moss
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
William Jefferson (Billy) Lenoir 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Jack Staton JR
6-4
6-8
ret.
Semifinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Speed Howell
6-3
6-0
Final
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Mohammed (Mo) Nassim
6-1
6-3
Round 3
John C. Skogstad 1 *
William (Bill) Tym
6-0
1-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Kingman B. Lambert
7-5
3-6
6-3
Semifinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Miguel Olvera
6-4
3-6
10-8
Final
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Eduardo A. Zuleta
6-4
3-6
6-2
Round 1
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Steve Chandler
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Donald (Don) Russell 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-3
7-5
Round 1
Ron Holmberg 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-3
6-4
Round 2
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Jackie Cooper
6-2
6-2
Round 4
William Jefferson (Billy) Lenoir 1 *
John C. Skogstad
4-6
7-5
6-0
Round 1
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Robert M. (Bob) Barker
6-3
6-1
Round 2
Lawrence H. (Larry) Nagler 1 *
John C. Skogstad
7-5
6-4
Round 1
William George Coghlan 1 *
John C. Skogstad
9-7
6-3
Round 2
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Julio Vankerckhoven
6-1
6-2
Round 3
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Robert (Bob) Green
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Eduardo A. Zuleta 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-1
6-1
Round 2
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Lester Sack
7-5
6-2
Quarterfinals
Henry (Hank) Jungle 1 *
John C. Skogstad
7-5
6-4
Quarterfinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Kingman B. Lambert
6-2
6-3
Semifinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Ed Rubinoff
?
Final
Gardnar Mulloy 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-1
8-6
Round 1
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Robin Spengler
21-15
21-11
Round 2
Ray D. Senkowski 1 *
John C. Skogstad
17-21
21-17
21-15
Round 1
Roy Emerson 1 *
John C. Skogstad
12-10
6-1
6-1
Round 3
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Robert Ford (Bob) Greene
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Ben Boesch
6-3
6-0
Semifinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
William L. (Pato) (Bill) Alvarez
5-7
7-5
6-4
Final
Ed Rubinoff 1 *
John C. Skogstad
7-5
0-2
ret.
Round 1
Gustavo Palafox 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-1
6-0
Round 1
Donald Dell 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-4
4-6
6-1
Round 2
Crawford I. Henry 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-1
6-2?
Round 2
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Allen Vest
6-1
6-1
Round 3
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Donald (Don) Russell
4-6
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Grant Golden
7-5
6-4
Semifinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Mike E. Green
6-1
5-7
6-3
Final
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-2
6-2
6-0
Round 2
Rudy Hernando 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-1
6-2
Round 2
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Donald (Don) Russell
6-2
6-3
Round 3
Earl Butch Buchholz 1 *
John C. Skogstad
8-6
7-5
Round 1
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Jose Angel Ochoa
5-7
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Raymond A. (Ray) Weedon 1 *
John C. Skogstad
7-5
5-7
10-8
Round 1
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Gene Scott
6-4
6-2
Round 2
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Alan Silverman Roberts
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Jon Aleander (Jack) Douglas 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-3
6-3
Round 3
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Dick (Richie) Highley
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Birger Folke 1 *
John C. Skogstad
5-7
6-1
7-5
Round 1
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Juan Rubio
6-0
6-0
Round 2
Luis Ayala 1 *
John C. Skogstad
3-6
6-?
6-1
Round 1
Ron Holmberg 1 *
John C. Skogstad
11-9
6-1
Round 3
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Rodney (Rod) Susman
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Ron Holmberg 1 *
John C. Skogstad
9-7
5-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Jose Angel Ochoa
6-1
6-2
Semifinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
John (Jack) Capell
6-2
6-0
Final
Gerald H. (Jerry) Moss 1 *
John C. Skogstad
1-6
6-3
3-6
6-1
6-2
Quarterfinals
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Thomas R. (Tom) Garlough
6-0
6-?
Semifinals
Gerald H. (Jerry) Moss 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-2
6-0
Round 2
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Charles Edward (Red) Sledge Jr.
6-1
6-4
Round 3
Barry MacKay 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-1
6-0
Semifinals
Frank Froehling Jr. 1 *
John C. Skogstad
1-6
6-0
6-3
Quarterfinals
Lonnie C. Jr. Jordan 1 *
John C. Skogstad
?-?
6-1
Round 1
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Wayne Pearce
w.o.
Round 2
Art Larsen 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-4
9-7
Round 2
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Nelson Case
6-0
6-0
Round 3
Lonnie C. Jr. Jordan 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-3
6-4
Round 1
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Hobart Wrobbel
?
Round 2
Mike E. Green 1 *
John C. Skogstad
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Dick Holton 1 *
John C. Skogstad
w.o.
Unknown
Gerald (Jerry) Crowther 1 *
John C. Skogstad
3-6
8-6
9-7
Poule
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Jose (Pepe) Aguero
6-2
6-2
Poule
John C. Skogstad 1 *
Carol Zabala
6-2
6-4
Semifinals
Allen Austin Quay 1 *
John C. Skogstad
2-6
6-2
9-7