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General First nameRobert J. (Bob)
LastnameFreedman
GenderMale
CountryUnited States of America
Date of birth1920-05-30
Place of birthSpringfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date of death1971-07-01
Place of deathNew York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America


About

He served as tennis captain at Yale in 1942. He won a national senior doubles title, and reached the final round at Wimbledon in senior doubles. Locally, he won the Greater Springfield singles title 22 times - a record.

tournament player, official, and generous benefactor of his sport in New England and nationally.

As a player, he ranked No. 1 in New England in 1949 and was in the Top 10 for a dozen years. Later, he received several national senior singles and doubles rankings.

In 1964-65, he served as president of the New England Lawn Tennis Association. He chaired many United States Lawn Tennis Association committees, and was New England delegate to the USLTA from 1960 to 1966.

As a benefactor, he founded the Youth Tennis Foundation of New England and was a life member and strong supporter of the National Tennis Educational Foundation. In 1969, he donated 10 life memberships in the NTEF, most of which he made available to promising New England juniors.

Robert J. Freedman passed away in 1971. In his eulogy, former NELTA president Harry Kirsch said, "His acquaintances included the rich, the smart, and the beautiful people of the world - yet his true devotions were to his mother and several old tennis friends. He was fiercely loyal to his hometown of Springfield, Mass."

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Archive statistics Career1939 - 1967
Tournament wins4
Matches72
Match wins33


Tournament wins 1963 - Montego Bay (Amateur)
1955 - Pioneer Valley (Open)
1954 - New Hampshire Shore Championships (Amateur)
1954 - Westfield Invitation (MA) (Amateur)


Tournaments Rhode Island Indoors - 1967 Oyster Harbors Invitation Tournament - 1966 Montego Bay - 1964 Montego Bay - 1963 Southern Connecticut - 1958 US International Indoor Championships - 1957 Pioneer Valley - 1957 US Open - 1956 Bermuda Championships - 1956 New England Championships - 1956 US International Indoor Championships - 1956 Southwest Championships - 1956 Wentworth Invitation - 1956 US Open - 1955 Eastern Clay Court Championships - 1955 Eastern Grass Court Championships - 1955 US International Indoor Championships - 1955 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1955 New York State Championships - 1955 Pioneer Valley - 1955 US Open - 1954 New England Championships - 1954 New Hampshire Shore Championships - 1954 Wentworth Invitation - 1954 Westfield Invitation (MA) - 1954 US International Indoor Championships - 1953 Wentworth Invitation - 1953 US Open - 1952 Roland Garros - 1951 US Open - 1951 US International Indoor Championships - 1950 Cannes Gallia - 1950 US Open Qualifying - 1950 US International Indoor Championships - 1949 US Open Qualifying - 1949 New England Championships - 1941 Connecticut Championships - 1941 Connecticut Championships - 1940 Massachusetts State Championships - 1940 New Hampshire Shore Championships - 1940 Rhode Island Clay Courts - 1940 Massachusetts State Championships - 1939 Vermont State Championships - 1939