General George Martin
Lott
Male
United States of America
1906-10-16
Springfield, Il, United States of America
1991-12-02
Chicago, United States of America


About

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Strong and versatile, a man of tough stock and deep self-belief, George Lott was a masterful doubles player who won many titles with a variety of partners. He won the men’s doubles title five times at his U.S. Championships: in 1928 with John Hennessey, when they beat Jack Hawkes and Gerald Patterson on the final, 6-2, 6-1, 6-2; in 1929 with John Doeg, when they beat Berkeley Bell and Lewis White in the final, 10-8, 16-14, 6-1; in 1930, again with Doeg, when they beat John Van Ryn and Wilmer Allison in the final, 8-6, 6-3, 4-6, 13-15, 6-4; in 1933 with Lester Stoefen, when they beat Frank Parker and Frank Shields in the final, 11-13, 9-7, 9-7, 6-3; and in 1934, again with Stoefen, when they beat Allison and Van Ryn in the final, 6-4, 9-7, 3-6, 6-4.

Lott also won the men’s doubles event at Wimbledon twice: in 1931 with John Van Ryn, when they beat Jean Bortotra and Jacques Brugnon in the final, 6-2, 10-8, 9-11, 3-6, 6-3, and in 1934, with Stoefen, when they again beat Borotra and Brugnon in the final, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4. Partnering Van Ryn, Lott also won the men’s doubles title at the French Championships in 1931 when they beat Norman Farquharson and Vernon Kirby in the final, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.

Lott won the mixed doubles title at the U.S. Championships three times: in 1929 with Betty Nuthall when they beat Phyllis Covell and Bunny Austin in the final, 6-3, 6-3; in 1931, again with Betty Nuthall, when they beat Anna Harper and Wilmer Allison in the final, 6-3, 6-3; and in 1934 with Helen Jacobs, when they beat Elizabeth Ryan and Lester Stoefen in the final, 4-6, 13-11, 6-2. In 1931, Lott also won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon with Anna Harper when they beat Joan Ridley and Ian Collins in the final, 6-3, 1-6, 6-1.

In the men’s singles event at the U.S. Championships in 1928, Lott beat Christian Boussus and John Doeg before losing to Frank Hunter in the semi-finals of the men’s singles event. At the same tournament in 1931, Lott beat the defending champion, John Doeg, in the semi-finals of the men’s singles event before losing to Ellsworth Vines in the final.

Between 1928 and 1934, Lott was unbeaten in eleven doubles rubbers in the Davis Cup. He was an unimpeachable doubles tactician with excellent point playing instincts. He represented his country in the Davis Cup in 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933 and 1934. The USA did not win the cup during this period, but were runners-up five times.

In 1929, Lott was ranked world no. 6 in singles by Arthur Wallis Myers, who ranked him world no. 7 in 1930. Pierre Gillou ranked Lott world no. 6 in singles in both 1930 and 1931. Lott was ranked in the top ten in the American top ten in singles nine time throughout his career.

In 1934, Lott became a touring professional, thereby giving up his amateur status and the ability to play in major tournaments. Lott was the men’s tennis coach at DePaul University in Chicago from 1969 until his death in that same city in December 1991 at the age of 85. Lott had attended the University of Chicago in the 1920s. He had been inducted into the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 1984. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1964.



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Archive statistics 1921 - 1946
47
268
205


Tournament wins 1934 - Jamaican International Championships (Amateur)
1934 - Miami-Biltmore Tournament (Amateur)
1934 - Kingston International Invitation (Amateur)
1934 - Greenbrier Autumn Tournament (Amateur)
1933 - Dixie Invitation (Amateur)
1933 - Western States Championships (Open)
1933 - Greenbrier Autumn Tournament (Amateur)
1933 - All-South Championships ()
1932 - Pennsylvania Clay Courts (Open)
1932 - Colorado Championship (Amateur)
1932 - Spring Lake Invitation Tournament (Amateur)
1932 - Cincinnati (ATP)
1932 - US Clay Courts (Open)
1932 - Cuban Championships (Amateur)
1931 - Pan American Tournament (Amateur)
1931 - Canadian Covered Courts (Amateur)
1931 - Southampton Invitation (Long Island) (Amateur)
1931 - New Orleans Invitational (Amateur)
1930 - Pacific Coast Championship (Amateur)
1930 - Greenbrier Autumn Tournament (Amateur)
1930 - Canadian Covered Courts (Amateur)
1930 - South Florida (Open)
1929 - Chicago City Championships (Amateur)
1929 - Big Ten Championships (Amateur)
1928 - Newport Casino (Amateur)
1928 - Mason & Dixon Tournament (Open)
1928 - Western North Carolina Invitation (Amateur)
1928 - South Atlantic States Tournament (Amateur)
1928 - United North and South tournament (Amateur)
1928 - Canadian Covered Courts (Amateur)
1927 - Cincinnati (ATP)
1927 - Bermuda Championships (Amateur)
1927 - Halifax Championships (Amateur)
1927 - Mason & Dixon Tournament (Open)
1927 - River Forest Invitational (Amateur)
1927 - Western States Championships (Open)
1927 - New England Championships (Open)
1927 - Canadian Covered Courts (Amateur)
1926 - Chicago City Championships (Amateur)
1926 - Eastern Canadian Championships (Amateur)
1926 - River Forest Invitational (Amateur)
1925 - Cincinnati (ATP)
1925 - Chicago City Championships (Amateur)
1925 - Ohio State Championships (Amateur)
1925 - South Atlantic States Tournament (Amateur)
1924 - Cincinnati (ATP)
1924 - Canadian International Championships ()


Tournaments US Pro Championships - 1946 Pittsburgh Masters Pro - 1946 US Pro Championships - 1938 White Sulphur Springs Open - 1938 US Pro Championships - 1935 Wembley Professional Championships - 1935 IPPA Championships - 1935 Wimbledon - 1934 US Open - 1934 Miami-Biltmore Tournament - 1934 Eastern Grass Court Championships - 1934 Queens Club Tournament - 1934 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1934 Atlanta Invitation Tournament - 1934 Canadian Covered Courts - 1934 Kingston International Invitation - 1934 Jamaican International Championships - 1934 Greenbrier Autumn Tournament - 1934 Dixie Invitation - 1934 US Open - 1933 Bermuda Championships - 1933 Kentucky State Tournament - 1933 United North and South tournament - 1933 Western States Championships - 1933 River Oaks Tournament - 1933 Pan American Tournament - 1933 Greenbrier Autumn Tournament - 1933 All-South Championships - 1933 Dixie Invitation - 1933 US Open - 1932 Canadian International Championships - 1932 Colorado Championship - 1932 Newport Casino - 1932 Spring Lake Invitation Tournament - 1932 Cincinnati - 1932 US Clay Courts - 1932 US International Indoor Championships - 1932 Cuban Championships - 1932 Pennsylvania Clay Courts - 1932 Pan American Tournament - 1932 Canadian Covered Courts - 1932 Wimbledon - 1931 Roland Garros - 1931 US Open - 1931 Mason & Dixon Tournament - 1931 Newport Casino - 1931 Pacific Coast Championship - 1931 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1931 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1931 Pan American Tournament - 1931 Canadian Covered Courts - 1931 New Orleans Invitational - 1931 Wimbledon - 1930 US Open - 1930 Mason & Dixon Tournament - 1930 Newport Casino - 1930 Pacific Coast Championship - 1930 United North and South tournament - 1930 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1930 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1930 South Florida - 1930 Canadian Covered Courts - 1930 Greenbrier Autumn Tournament - 1930 Wimbledon - 1929 US Open - 1929 Newport Casino - 1929 Chicago City Championships - 1929 Canadian Covered Courts - 1929 Wimbledon - 1928 US Open - 1928 Mason & Dixon Tournament - 1928 Newport Casino - 1928 South Atlantic States Tournament - 1928 United North and South tournament - 1928 Canadian Covered Courts - 1928 Western North Carolina Invitation - 1928 US Open - 1927 Bermuda Championships - 1927 Mason & Dixon Tournament - 1927 New England Championships - 1927 South Atlantic States Tournament - 1927 Cincinnati - 1927 United North and South tournament - 1927 Western States Championships - 1927 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1927 Canadian Covered Courts - 1927 Blue Ridge Invitation - 1927 Halifax Championships - 1927 Southeastern Championships - 1927 River Forest Invitational - 1927 US Open - 1926 Cincinnati - 1926 US Clay Courts - 1926 Eastern Canadian Championships - 1926 Chicago City Championships - 1926 River Forest Invitational - 1926 US Open - 1925 South Atlantic States Tournament - 1925 Cincinnati - 1925 US Clay Courts - 1925 Ohio State Championships - 1925 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1925 Chicago City Championships - 1925 US Open - 1924 Canadian International Championships - 1924 Cincinnati - 1924 Western States Championships - 1923 US Clay Courts - 1922 US Clay Courts - 1921

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