Wayne Sabin

Wayne Sabin (April 1, 1915 – September 14, 1989) was an American male tennis player.

Wayne Sabin

Full name	Wayne R. Sabin
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1915-04-01)April 1, 1915 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Died	September 14, 1989(1989-09-14) (aged 74)
Height	Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Turned pro	1942 (amateur from 1934)
Retired	1954
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	2R (1937)
US Open	QF (1939, 1941)
Other tournaments
US Pro	SF (1942, 1946)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	F (1941)

He reached the final of the men's doubles competition at the U.S. National Championships (now US Open). He partnered with Gardnar Mulloy and lost the final in straight sets against Jack Kramer and Ted Schroeder.^[1] His best singles performance came in 1939 and 1941 when he reached the quarterfinals at the U.S. National Championships where he was defeated by Welby Van Horn and Don McNeill respectively.

Sabin was ranked No. 6 among the U.S. amateurs in 1937 and 1941.

In 1939 Sabin won the singles title at the National Indoors Tennis Championships, played at the Seventh Regiment Armory in New York.^[2][3] At the end of 1941, Sabin turned pro and in 1942 he won the Orlando Professional Championships against Keith Gledhill.^[4]

In 2009 Sabin was inducted into the USTA Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1941	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Gardnar Mulloy	Jack Kramer Ted Schroeder	7–9, 4–6, 2–6

References

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 477. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. USTA, United States Tennis Association (1979). Bill Shannon (ed.). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (Rev. and updated 1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. p. 255. ISBN 0060144785.
3. "Portland's Tennis Star, Wayne Sabin, Wins Indoor Crown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. March 5, 1939.
4. "Wayne Sabin Wins Orlando Pro Play". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California: newspapers.com. February 2, 1942. p. 15. Retrieved January 22, 2024.