Julius David
Heldman
Male
United States of America
1919-05-09
Los Angeles, United States of America
2006-09-22
Albuquerque, United States of America
He attended Hollywood High School in Los Angeles and entered UCLA at age 15, became the National Junior Tennis Champion in 1936 and was the Tennis Team Captain at UCLA. He received a Doctorate from Stanford University in physical chemistry and became a Shell Oil executive and worked on the Manhattan Project. He was born in Los Angeles, CA and died in Albuquerque, New Mexico at age 87. He was taught tennis by legendary tennis teacher, Dick Skeen.
Heldman was a Hollywood High School student when he captured the United States Junior (18 & under) Outdoor Singles and Doubles Championships. He was a child prodigy and entered UCLA at the age of 15 (1934), won the National Juniors in 1936, and was the Pacific Coast’s Intercollegiate Singles Champion in 1937. He was the captain of the UCLA tennis team until 1939 when he graduated and left to obtain his Doctorate in physical chemistry from Stanford. He was a National Research Fellow from 1942-1943. During World War II, he was asked to be part of the Manhattan Project and he relocated the family to Oak Ridge, Tennessee. After the war, Heldman joined Shell Oil in Houston and New York where he worked as an Executive from 1945-1980[2] until retiring to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
While working for Shell Oil, he continued to play tennis. Heldman was ranked #1 in Men’s Singles by the Southern California Tennis Association in 1947. He won the U.S. Senior (45-over) Indoor titles in both 1964 and 1965, and was also the 1964 Outdoor Clay Court Champion. During the late 1960s, he got to the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Senior Doubles three different times. In his tennis career he had wins over Jack Kramer, Ted Schroeder, and Herbie Flam.
In 1997 he was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
Heldman was married to Gladys Heldman, the founder of World Tennis magazine, and was the father of Carrie and Julie Heldman.
1936 - 1966
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1937 - West Side Spring Inivtation Tournament (Amateur)
1937 - Middle States Championships (Amateur)
1937 - Los Angeles Clay Courts (Amateur)
1936 - Illinois State Championship (Open)
Round 1
Peter D. van Lingen 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Premjit J. Lall 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-1
6-0
Round 1
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Robert M. (Bob) Barker
6-2
7-5
Round 2
Tom Edlefsen 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-2
6-3
Round 3
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Arthur Epranian
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Dr. Jack Geller 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Richard (Dick) Raskind 1 *
Julius David Heldman
8-6
2-6
9-7
Quarterfinals
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Peter Raglan Phillips
6-4
6-2
Semifinals
Julius David Heldman 1 *
William Arthur Scholefield
6-4
6-2
Final
Irvin Dorfman 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-4
5-7
6-4
Round 1
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Kosei Kamo
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Alex Olmedo 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Alex Olmedo 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-3
6-0
Round 1
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Pablo S. Eisenberg
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Laurence (Larry) Schaffer
6-3
6-3
Quarterfinals
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Barry MacKay
6-3
2-6
6-4
Semifinals
Budge Patty 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-4
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Donald H. Fontana 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-4
7-5
Round 1
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Orlando Garrido
6-3
6-1
Round 2
Mervyn Rose 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-4
6-1
Round 2
Hugh W. Stewart 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-1
6-3
Round 1
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Renato Gori
6-2
7-5
Round 2
Grant Golden 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Dick (Richie) Highley
6-4
6-0
Quarterfinals
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Arne Hallencreutz
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Paul L. Cranis
6-3
11-9
Final
Irvin Dorfman 1 *
Julius David Heldman
2-6
6-3
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Pilo Braschi
6-2
6-2
Round 2
Luis Ayala 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-1
4-6
6-1
Round 1
Jacques (Jackie) Brichant 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-1
6-4
12-10
Round 2
Gardnar Mulloy 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-3
3-6
6-4
Round 1
Noel Brown 1 *
Julius David Heldman
w.o.
Round 1
Julius David Heldman 1 *
William Peter (Bill) Long
6-3
6-3
3-6
6-1
Round 2
William Thomas (Bill) Vogt 1 *
Julius David Heldman
13-11
6-4
6-3
Round 3
Gardnar Mulloy 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-2
2-6
6-3
Round 3
Herbert (Herb) Flam 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
Robert (Bob) Falkenburg 1 *
Julius David Heldman
8-6
6-3
7-5
Round 1
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Sidney Wood jr.
4-6
6-4
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Irvin Dorfman 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-4
6-4
3-6
6-4
Round 3
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Frank Fries
2
sets
Round 4
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Maurice Miller
8-6
7-5
Quarterfinals
James Andrew (Jimmy) Evert 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-4
6-1
6-4
Quarterfinals
Norman K. Brooks 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-4
6-3
Round 4
Pancho Gonzales 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Arthur Fort
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Henry Pfister
8-6
6-1
Round 3
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Howard Taylor Blethen Jr.
6-2
6-1
Round 4
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Harold Raymond (Harry) Buttimer
8-6
6-1
Quarterfinals
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Jack Meredith Tuero
4-6
6-2
6-3
Semifinals
Clarence D. (Nick) Carter 1 *
Julius David Heldman
9-7
3-6
6-0
7-5
Round 2
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Bruno Fardin
w.o.
Round 3
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Philippe Washer
6-1
6-4
Round 4
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Robert (Bob) Falkenburg
6-2
4-6
8-6
Quarterfinals
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Pierre Pellizza
4-6
6-4
6-0
Semifinals
Jack Kramer 1 *
Julius David Heldman
3-6
11-9
6-1
6-4
Quarterfinals
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Myron Carlyle McNamara
6-4
6-4
Semifinals
Pride Morey Lewis 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-2
6-4
Round 4
Tom Brown 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-4
6-2
Quarterfinals
Jack Jossi 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-2
3-6
6-4
Final
William Loughlon (Bill) Canning Jr. 1 *
Julius David Heldman
?
Round 4
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Eugene Smith
6-3
4-6
?-?
Quarterfinals
Bobby Riggs 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Budge Patty
6-4
2-1
ret.
Round 3
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Dr Gerald Porter Bartosh
6-1
6-2
Quarterfinals
Jack Kramer 1 *
Julius David Heldman
4-6
6-4
6-4
Round 4
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Douglas Woodbury
6-1
6-4
Quarterfinals
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Ted Schroeder
6-1
6-3
Semifinals
Welby Van Horn 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-4
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Robert Kreplin (Bob) Kamrath
6-4
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Jack Crawford 1 *
Julius David Heldman
5-7
2-6
6-4
6-3
6-1
Round 2
John Nogrady 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-3
6-4
2-6
3-6
6-3
Round 1
David G. Freeman 1 *
Julius David Heldman
?-?
?-?
10-8
Quarterfinals
Frank Parker 1 *
Julius David Heldman
10-8
7-5
Round 2
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Douglas Imhoff
7-5
6-4
Round 3
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Welby Van Horn
8-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Adrian Quist
8-6
7-5
Semifinals
Franjo Puncec 1 *
Julius David Heldman
2-6
6-3
6-0
7-5
Unknown
Julius David Heldman 1 *
George Toley
?
Quarterfinals
Welby Van Horn 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-3
3-6
6-2
Round 1
Edward De Gray 1 *
Julius David Heldman
?
Quarterfinals
Charles Olewine 1 *
Julius David Heldman
4-6
8-6
6-2
Round 2
Julius David Heldman 1 *
William (Bill) Kiley
6-0
6-2
Round 3
John Hal Surface jr 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Harry Hopman 1 *
Julius David Heldman
4-6
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Welby Van Horn 1 *
Julius David Heldman
7-5
6-3
Round 3
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Morris Adelsberg
6-1
6-1
Round 4
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Edwin Ramey Donovan
6-3
6-3
Quarterfinals
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Howard V. Stephens Jr.
6-2
7-9
6-4
Semifinals
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Donald (Don) Leavens
1-6
6-1
6-4
6-2
Final
Frank Guernsey 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-4
12-10
8-6
Round 1
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Arthur Hendrix
7-5,12-10,3-6,6-3
Round 2
John Van Ryn 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-8,9-7,10-12,6-3,6-2
Round 3
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Robert (Bob) Kerdasha
9-7
6-4
Round 4
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Chauncey Depew Steele Jr.
4-6
7-5
6-3
Quarterfinals
Don McNeill 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-2
4-6
8-6
Round 4
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Samuel Gilpin
7-5
6-4
Quarterfinals
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Richard (Dick) Bennett
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Robert Kreplin (Bob) Kamrath
2-6
6-2
3-6
9-7
6-1
Final
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Robert Harman
6-3
6-2
1-6
2-6
6-2
Round 2
John McDiarmid 1 *
Julius David Heldman
2-6
7-5
6-3
Round 3
Charles Robin Hippenstiel 1 *
Julius David Heldman
?
Round 2
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Armand Louis Bruneau
6-4
6-4
Round 3
Peter Lauck 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Abraham Ronald Lubin 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-3
7-5
Quarterfinals
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Dolf Edward Muehleisen
3-6
6-4
6-2
Semifinals
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Charles Carr
6-1
6-2
Final
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Sidney Wood jr.
6-3
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Frank Shields 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-2
3-6
6-4
Final
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Sidney Wood jr.
6-3
6-2
6-4
Semifinals
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Chester Murphy
6-4
6-4
Final
Julius David Heldman 1 *
William Edward Murphy
6-3
2-6
5-7
7-5
Round 4
Arnold Philip Simons 1 *
Julius David Heldman
2-6
6-2
6-4
Round 4
Leonard Dworkin 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-4
6-4
Round 3
Julius David Heldman 1 *
Jack Chichester
6-4
6-3
Quarterfinals
Julius David Heldman 1 *
John W. (Jack) Krietenstein
?
Semifinals
Julius David Heldman 1 *
William B. Reese
8-6
7-9
6-1
6-4
Final
Ernest Malcolm (Ernie) Sutter 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-4
6-0
6-3