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Vic Seixas Tennis H O F - 18 mars 2019
Elias Victor Seixas Jr. (/ËseɪÊÉs/; pronounced SAY-shus; born August 30, 1923) is an American former tennis player.
Thirteen times he was ranked in the Top Ten in the US between 1942 and 1956. In 1951 Seixas was ranked No. 4 in the world, two spots below Dick Savitt, while he was No. 1 in the U.S. ranking, one spot ahead of Savitt. In 1953, Seixas was ranked No. 3 in the world by Lance Tingay, and was also cited as being the World No. 1 in the Reading Eagle newspaper the same year.
In his career he won 15 Major championships. He won both Wimbledon and the US Open in singles. He also won the Australian Open, French Open (twice), and US Open (twice) in doubles, and the French Open, Wimbledon (four times), and US Open (three times) in Mixed Doubles.
Seixas was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic Hall of Fame, the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame, and the Southern Conference Hall of Fame.
He served as a pilot in the Army Air Corps in World War II for three years.. 
Sent him 2 photos on 26 Feb and got them back signed on 18 Mar. Also he wrote a note thanking me for my interest in him and his career.. signed it Vic
I sent to a different address. This is the address on the address label on the return envelope
Mr E.V. Seixas
8 Harbor Point Dr. Apt 207
Mill Valley, CA 94941 |
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Vic Seixas, oldest living Tennis Grand-Slam Champion ! - 30 mars 2013
Vic Seixas
The Club at Harbor Point
475 E Strawberry Drive
Mill Valley, CA 94941
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signed 4 pictures for me in march 2013 |
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Vic Seixas, oldest living Grand Slam singles tennis champ - 11 mars 2013
see the signed photos here
Seixas was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of Portuguese Sephardi Jewish ancestry. After serving in World War II, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), where he was a member of Alpha Sigma of the Chi Psi fraternity. He graduated in 1949, the same year that UNC awarded him the Patterson Medal in athletics.
Thirteen times he was ranked in the Top Ten in the U.S. between 1942 and 1966. In 1951 Seixas was ranked No. 4 in the world, two spots below Dick Savitt, while he was No. 1 in the U.S. ranking, one spot ahead of Savitt. In 1953, Seixas was ranked No. 3 in the world by Lance Tingay, and was also cited as being the World No. 1 in newspaper Reading Eagle the same year.
He is currently the oldest living male Grand Slam singles champion.
sent my request in February, received the photos after 28 days
Vic Seixas
The Club at Harbor Point
475 E Strawberry Drive
Mill Valley
CA 94941 |
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