General John
Nogrady
Male
United States of America
1914-05-07
New York, United States of America
2007-05-21
New York, United States of America


About

Wikipedia:

In February 1940 Nogrady participated in his first professional tournament at the Southeastern Pro championships, played on clay courts at Flamingo Park, Miami and defeated four-time winner of the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships Vinnie Richards before being beaten by Grand Slam winner Don Budge.[2]

In 1940 Nogrady took part in the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships for the first time. The tournament was held in September at the Chicago Town and Tennis Club and Nogrady reached the semifinal after victories over Richards and Karel Koželuh. In the semifinal he lost in four sets to Fred Perry. He lost again to Perry, this time in straight sets, in the quarterfinal of the 1941 edition and to Budge in the quarterfinal of the 1942 tournament.[2][3]

He reached the final of the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships in 1943 and 1944. In 1943 he lost the final to Bruce Barnes in five sets and in 1944 Welby Van Horn defeated him in straight sets.[4]

After his active playing career had ended Nogrady became a tennis coach for, among others, Bill Talbert, Ron Holmberg and Dick Savitt. Additionally he often trained celebrities including Grace Kelly and Errol Flynn.[5]

Nogrady was inducted into the Eastern Lawn Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 1993.



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Archive statistics 1933 - 1969
3
88
51


Tournament wins 1951 - PLTA Spring Championships (Professional)
1949 - PLTA Spring Championships (Professional)
1948 - PLTA Spring Championships (Professional)


Tournaments Killington - 1969 Canadian Professional Championships - 1951 PLTA Spring Championships - 1951 US Pro Championships - 1950 Philadelphia Pro Championships - 1950 US Pro Championships - 1949 USPTA Championships - 1949 PLTA Spring Championships - 1949 PLTA Fall Championships - 1949 US Pro Championships - 1948 US Pro Clay Courts - 1948 PLTA Spring Championships - 1948 US Pro Championships - 1947 US Pro Indoors - 1947 Buffalo Pro Championships - 1947 Middle States Pro Grass Courts - 1947 Troy Armory Pros - 1947 Rochester Pros - 1947 US Pro Championships - 1946 Pittsburgh Masters Pro - 1946 US Pro Championships - 1945 US Pro Championships - 1943 US Pro Championships - 1942 US Pro Championships - 1941 US Pro Championships - 1940 White Sulphur Springs Open - 1940 North and South Professional Tournament - 1940 Southeastern Professional - 1940 Los Angeles Professional Championships - 1940 National Public Parks Tournament - 1939 Eastern Clay Court Championships - 1938 Eastern Clay Court Championships - 1937 New York Metropolitan Indoor Championships - 1937 US Open - 1936 Eastern New Jersey Clay Courts - 1936 Longwood Bowl - 1936 US Open - 1935 Eastern Clay Court Championships - 1935 US Open - 1933

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