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
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.
1933 - 1969
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88
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1951 - PLTA Spring Championships (Professional)
1949 - PLTA Spring Championships (Professional)
1948 - PLTA Spring Championships (Professional)
Semifinals
John Nogrady 1 *
Mr. Holson
8-6
6-4
Final
Charlie Moore 1 *
John Nogrady
6-2
6-2
Round 1
John Nogrady 1 *
George Lewis Seewagen
6-2
7-5
Quarterfinals
Frank Parker 1 *
John Nogrady
6-4
6-4
Round 1
John Nogrady 1 *
William Crum Thompson
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
John Nogrady 1 *
Richard (Dick) Van Den Busch
6-3
6-2
Semifinals
John Nogrady 1 *
William (Bill) Kenney
6-2
7-5
Round 1
John Nogrady 1 *
Mitch Gornto
3-6
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Pancho Segura 1 *
John Nogrady
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Welby Van Horn 1 *
John Nogrady
6-3
3-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
Frank Kovacs 1 *
John Nogrady
6-2
6-4
1-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
John Nogrady 1 *
John (Jack) L. March
8-6
6-8
6-4
Semifinals
Mitch Gornto 1 *
John Nogrady
w.o.
Final
John Nogrady 1 *
Jerome (Jerry) Adler
?
Quarterfinals
John Nogrady 1 *
John (Jack) L. March
8-6
6-8
6-4
Semifinals
Mitch Gornto 1 *
John Nogrady
w.o.
Round 1
John Nogrady 1 *
Harold (Harry) Duncan
6-4
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Welby Van Horn 1 *
John Nogrady
6-1
3-6
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
John Nogrady 1 *
George Clifford Richey sr.
6-4
6-3
3-6
6-4
Semifinals
Welby Van Horn 1 *
John Nogrady
6-3
6-4
6-4
Final
John Nogrady 1 *
Robert (Junior) Stubbs
?
Round 2
John Nogrady 1 *
Al Hopper
6-3
6-1
6-1
Round 3
Fred Perry 1 *
John Nogrady
6-3
6-1
6-4
Round 1
John Nogrady 1 *
Vincent (Vinnie) Richards
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Frank Kovacs 1 *
John Nogrady
7-5
6-3
Round 1
John Nogrady 1 *
Jerome (Jerry) Adler
6-0
6-2
Quarterfinals
Bobby Riggs 1 *
John Nogrady
6-2
6-4
Round 1
John Nogrady 1 *
Jack Jossi
6-2
4-6
6-2
Quarterfinals
Fred Perry 1 *
John Nogrady
8-6
6-3
Round 1
John Nogrady 1 *
Al C. Doyle
6-1
6-3
Quarterfinals
Frank Kovacs 1 *
John Nogrady
6-0
6-1
Round 1
John Nogrady 1 *
W.D. Hatch
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Wayne R. Sabin 1 *
John Nogrady
6-0
6-4
Round 2
John Nogrady 1 *
Richard (Dick) Van Den Busch
6-0
6-2
6-0
Round 3
Welby Van Horn 1 *
John Nogrady
6-3
6-3
4-6
6-0
Round 1
Fred Perry 1 *
John Nogrady
6-3
6-1
Round 2
John Nogrady 1 *
Don Salazar
w.o.
Round 3
John Nogrady 1 *
Jack Marsh
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
John Nogrady 1 *
Walter Senior
7-5
4-6
6-3
4-6
6-3
Semifinals
John Nogrady 1 *
Richard (Dick) Skeen
6-3
6-3
6-1
Final
Welby Van Horn 1 *
John Nogrady
6-4
6-2
6-2
Round 2
John Nogrady 1 *
Ed Copeland
6-3
6-0
6-3
Quarterfinals
John Nogrady 1 *
Lloyd Kincaid Budge
6-3
6-1
6-3
Semifinals
John Nogrady 1 *
Welby Van Horn
6-3
6-4
13-15
6-3
Final
Bruce Barnes 1 *
John Nogrady
6-1
7-9
7-5
4-6
6-3
Round 2
John Nogrady 1 *
Charles W. (Charlie) Wood Jr.
6-1
6-1
6-2
Quarterfinals
Don Budge 1 *
John Nogrady
6-1
2-6
6-4
6-1
Round 1
John Nogrady 1 *
G. Gaudet
6-1
6-0
6-2
Round 2
John Nogrady 1 *
Alan K. Wylie
6-1
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
Fred Perry 1 *
John Nogrady
6-4
9-7
6-1
Round 2
John Nogrady 1 *
Vincent (Vinnie) Richards
8-10
6-0
6-1
6-0
Quarterfinals
John Nogrady 1 *
Karel Kozeluh
6-4
6-0
ret.
Semifinals
Fred Perry 1 *
John Nogrady
6-4
6-3
4-6
6-4
Round 2
John Nogrady 1 *
Herb Stead
8-6
6-3
6-0
Round 3
John Nogrady 1 *
Alfred H. Chapin Jr.
6-0
6-0
6-4
Quarterfinals
Bruce Barnes 1 *
John Nogrady
7-5
6-3
6-4
Round 1
John Nogrady 1 *
C. Bowyer
?
Round 2
John Nogrady 1 *
William Weissbach
9-7
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
John Nogrady 1 *
Bernard George (Bernie) Coghlan
6-2
6-4
8-6
Semifinals
Don Budge 1 *
John Nogrady
6-3
6-2
6-4
Round 1
John Nogrady 1 *
Edward S. Stillman
6-0
6-1
Round 2
John Nogrady 1 *
Arthur Hendrix
6-3
3-6
6-3
Round 3
John Nogrady 1 *
Karel Kozeluh
4-6
6-2
6-4
Quarterfinals
Don Budge 1 *
John Nogrady
7-5
6-4
6-4
Poule
John Nogrady 1 *
Bill Tilden
6-4
6-2
Poule
Benjamin (Ben) Gorchakoff 1 *
John Nogrady
7-5
9-7
Poule
John Nogrady 1 *
Lester Stoefen
6-1
3-6
6-2
Poule
John Nogrady 1 *
Keith Gledhill
9-7
6-1
Poule
Fred Perry 1 *
John Nogrady
6-1
4-6
6-3
Round 2
John Nogrady 1 *
Julius David Heldman
6-3
6-4
2-6
3-6
6-3
Round 3
John Nogrady 1 *
D. Hume
6-2
6-0
6-2
Quarterfinals
Phil Rubel 1 *
John Nogrady
6-2
6-0
6-3
Round 3
John Nogrady 1 *
William Crum Thompson
6-3
8-6
Round 4
John Nogrady 1 *
Douglas Imhoff
6-3
6-1
Quarterfinals
John Nogrady 1 *
Lewis (Lew) Wetherell
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
Gerard B. (Jeff) Podesta 1 *
John Nogrady
6-1
6-4
6-3
Round 3
John McDiarmid 1 *
John Nogrady
7-9
6-4
6-1
Final
Joseph (Joe) Fishbach 1 *
John Nogrady
6-4
6-2
6-3
Round 1
John Nogrady 1 *
Robert H. (Bob) Decker
6-4,6-1,2-6,3-6,6-4
Round 2
Henry Culley 1 *
John Nogrady
0-6,6-3,6-4,6-3
Round 3
John Nogrady 1 *
M. Warnock
6-3
6-0
Quarterfinals
Morris Adelsberg 1 *
John Nogrady
6-2
2-6
6-4
Round 2
Bobby Riggs 1 *
John Nogrady
6-4
3-6
6-2
Round 2
Wilbur Eugene Hess 1 *
John Nogrady
6-1
6-1
6-2
Round 4
John Nogrady 1 *
S. Ellsworth Davenport Jr.
6-0
6-0
Quarterfinals
Berkeley Bell 1 *
John Nogrady
6-4
3-6
6-4
Round 1
John Nogrady 1 *
R. Morgan Watt Jr
6-2
6-2
2-6
6-4
Round 2
Frank Shields 1 *
John Nogrady
6-4
6-0
6-3