William Franklin (Bill) Talbert 3rd ( born William Franklin 'Bill' Talbert III ; September 4, 1918 , Cincinnati - February 28, 1999 , New York ) - American amateur tennis player , tennis coach, administrator and businessman, third world racket in 1949. Eight -time US champion in men's and mixed doubles , champion of France (1950) in men's doubles, two-time finalist of the US championship in singles. With the US team - three-time winner of the Davis Cup , captain from 1952 to 1957. Author of tennis game textbooks, director of the US Open in the 1970s and 1980s. Member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame since 1967.
| Bill Talbert | |
|---|---|
| Player gender | |
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | |
| Date of death | |
| Place of death | |
| Citizenship | |
| Retirement | 1954 |
| Working hand | right |
| Singles | |
| Highest position | 3 (1949) |
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |
| Australia | 2nd circle (1947) |
| France | 1/2 finals (1950) |
| Wimbledon | 1/4 finals (1950) |
| USA | final (1944-1945) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |
| Australia | 1/4 finals (1947, 1954) |
| France | victory (1950) |
| Wimbledon | 3rd circle (1950) |
| USA | victory (1942, 1945-1946, 1948) |
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Game career
Bill Talbert, a native of Ohio, played tennis despite the diabetes , diagnosed with him at the age of 10 [3] . In 1936, while still at school, he won the Ohio State Championship and continued to participate in competitions during his studies at the University of Cincinnati [4] .
Talbert was an elegant player and a good tactician, who had a beautiful kick from the rebound and played well at the net. He was particularly good at playing in pairs on the right side of the court [5] . In the 1940s, he was rightfully considered one of the best paired players in the United States, since 1942 he regularly appeared in the finals of the US Championship in both men's and mixed doubles and won four victories (in mixed pairs - four years in a row with Margaret Osborne ). Talbert also won all four of his victories in male couples with the same partner - Gardnar Malloy - in 1942, 1945, 1946 and 1948. The most intriguing was the victory in 1946, when Malloy and Talbert played seven match balls during the final match in the fifth set, ending 20–18 [4] . Subsequently, Talbert was one of the most persistent supporters of the introduction of a tie-break in the fifth set, having achieved its implementation at the US Open in 1970 [5] .
Talbert lost twice in the U.S. Championship finals paired with Malloy (in 1950 and 1953) and Osborne, after the latter returned to the court after marriage (in 1948 and 1949). Talbert suffered three more defeats in the finals of the US Championship in the men's doubles in 1943, 1944 and 1947 with other partners. He also played twice in the U.S. Championship final in singles - in 1944 and 1945, both times losing to Frank Parker . He managed to win the championship three times in additional US championships - in 1945 on clay courts , and in 1948 and 1951 - on the premises [6] . In 1950, Talbert took part in the French Championship for the only time, winning the tournament in the men's doubles and losing in the finals of mixed pairs and in the semifinals in singles. [7] Talbert’s partner in male pairs was his 20-year-old student, the future first racket of the world, Tony Trabert [3] .
Talbert was one of the ten strongest tennis players in the United States, compiled annually by the United States Tennis Association , 13 times between 1941 and 1954, taking second place in it in 1944 and 1945. In a similar world hierarchy, compiled by observers of the newspaper Daily Telegraph , he appeared in 1949 and 1950 (in 1959 - in third place) [8] . For six years, he played for the US national team in the Davis Cup , winning eight out of ten meetings for her and winning this trophy with her in 1946, 1948 and 1949 (of which he played twice in the final match, including in 1948, when in pair with Malloy they brought the American team a victory point in the match against Australia [8] ). In recent years, speaking for the national team - in 1952 and 1953 - Talbert was already its captain [9] .
Career Finals of the Central Tournament
| Result | Year | Tournament | Coating | Opponent in the final | Final Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defeat | 1944 | US Championship | Grass | Frank Parker | 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 3-6 |
| Defeat | 1945 | U.S. Championship (2) | Grass | Frank Parker | 12-14, 1-6, 2-6 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Coating | Partner | Opponents in the finals | Final Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory | 1942 | US Championship | Grass | Gardnar Malloy | Sydney Wood Ted Schroeder | 9-7, 7-5, 6-1 |
| Defeat | 1943 | US Championship | Grass | David freeman | Jack Cramer Frank Parker | 2-6, 4-6, 4-6 |
| Defeat | 1944 | U.S. Championship (2) | Grass | Pancho Segura | Don McNeill Bob Falkenburg | 5-7, 4-6, 6-3, 1-6 |
| Victory | 1945 | U.S. Championship (2) | Grass | Gardnar Malloy | Jack tuero Bob Falkenburg | 12-10, 8-10, 12-10, 6-2 |
| Victory | 1946 | US Championship (3) | Grass | Gardnar Malloy | Frank Guernsey Don McNeill | 3-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, 20-18 |
| Defeat | 1947 | US Championship (3) | Grass | Bill Sidwell | Jack Cramer Ted Schroeder | 4-6, 5-7, 3-6 |
| Victory | 1948 | US Championship (4) | Grass | Gardnar Malloy | Frank Parker Ted Schroeder | 1-6, 9-7, 6-3, 3-6, 9-7 |
| Victory | 1950 | French Championship | Priming | Tony trabert | Yaroslav Fractional Eric Sturgess | 6-2, 1-6, 10-8, 6-2 |
| Defeat | 1950 | US Championship (4) | Grass | Gardnar Malloy | John Bromwich Frank Sedgman | 5-7, 6-8, 6-3, 1-6 |
| Defeat | 1953 | US Championship (5) | Grass | Gardnar Malloy | Mervyn Rose Rex Hartwig | 4-6, 6-4, 2-6, 4-6 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Coating | Partner | Opponents in the finals | Final Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory | 1943 | US Championship | Grass | Margaret Osbourne | Pauline Betz Pancho Segura | 10-6, 6-4 |
| Victory | 1944 | U.S. Championship (2) | Grass | Margaret Osbourne | Dorothy Bundy Don McNeill | 6-2, 6-3 |
| Victory | 1945 | US Championship (3) | Grass | Margaret Osbourne | Doris hart Bob Falkenburg | 6-4, 6-4 |
| Victory | 1946 | US Championship (4) | Grass | Margaret Osbourne | Louise Braff Robert kimbrell | 6-3, 6-4 |
| Defeat | 1948 | US Championship | Grass | Margaret Osbourne-Dupont | Louise Braff Tom brown | 4-6, 4-6 |
| Defeat | 1949 | U.S. Championship (2) | Grass | Margaret Osbourne-Dupont | Louise Braff Eric Sturgess | 6-4, 3-6, 5-7 |
| Defeat | 1950 | French Championship | Priming | Patricia Cunning-Todd | Barbara Scofield Enrique Morea | no game |
| Result | Year | Location | Coating | Team | Opponents in the finals | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory | 1948 | New York , USA | Grass | USA G. Malloy , F. Parker , B. Talbert, T. Schroeder | Australia A. Quist , C. Long , B. Sidwell | 5-0 |
| Victory | 1948 | New York , USA | Grass | USA R. Gonzalez , G. Malloy , B. Talbert, T. Schroeder | Australia D. Bromwich , F. Sedgman , B. Sidwell | 4-1 |
Further career
At the end of his playing career, Bill Talbert remained captain of the US team until 1957, having won the Davis Cup with her in 1954 [8] . In collaboration with Bruce Old, he published two textbooks of the tennis game - “Single Tennis” and “Tennis in pairs”, as well as a book on the history of US championships “Tennis through the eyes of an observer” (with Pete Ahstelm) and an autobiography “Play to live ” [3] .
In 1964, Talbert went into business, becoming the Executive Vice President of the American Banknote Company , in which he continued to work until the very end of his life [3] . From 1971 to 1975 and from 1978 to 1987, he was simultaneously the tournament director of the US Open Tennis Championship [9] , in this capacity he was remembered for several bold decisions. It was Talbert who already in 1971 insisted that the matches of the 17-year-old Chris Evert be played on the central court, and it was he who reversed the decision of the judge who disqualified Ilie Nastase in his scandalous match against John McEnroe in 1979 [3] . Under him, the transfer of the US Open championships from the stadium in Forest Hills to Flushing Meadows took place [6] .
In 1967, the name of Bill Talbert was included in the lists of the National (later International) Tennis Hall of Fame . Since 1987, the United States Tennis Association has been awarding a prize bearing its name to junior players who demonstrate fair play and loyalty to sports traditions [9] . Over the years, Talbert’s health deteriorated, he suffered fractures of the shoulder and pelvis, and in 1992, after he was the victim of a robbery at La Guardia Airport , he was forced to undergo hip surgery. He died in early 1999, leaving two children behind him from his late wife - Nancy Pike, model and editor of Vogue and Life magazines [3] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Collins B. The Bud Collins History of Tennis : An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book - 2 - New York City : New Chapter Press , 2010 .-- P. 649. - ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0
- ↑ 1 2 Collins B. The Bud Collins History of Tennis : An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book - 2 - New York City : New Chapter Press , 2010 .-- P. 650. - ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Robin Finn. Bill Talbert, Tennis Champion, Is Dead at 80 . The New York Times (March 2, 1999). Date of treatment December 10, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Grasso, 2011 , p. 277.
- ↑ 1 2 Collins & Hollander, 1997 , pp. 500-501.
- ↑ 1 2 Biography on the website of the International Tennis Hall of Fame
- ↑ Grasso, 2011 , pp. 277-278.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Collins & Hollander, 1997 , p. 501.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Grasso, 2011 , p. 278.
Literature
- Bill Talbert // Bud Collins' Tennis Encyclopedia / Bud Collins , Zander Hollander (Eds.). - Detroit, MI: Visible Ink Press, 1997. - P. 500-501. - ISBN 1-57859-000-0 .
- Talbert, William Franklin "Bill", III // Historical Dictionary of Tennis / John Grasso (Ed.). - Plymouth: Scarecrow Press, 2011 .-- P. 277-278. - ISBN 978-0-8108-7490-9 .
Links
- Biography on the website of the International Tennis Hall of Fame
- Profile on the Davis Cup website