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Leonard Everett Ware (September 27, 1876 – December 28, 1914) was an American male tennis player of Canadian origin. He won two titles in the men's doubles competition at the U.S. National Championships played at the Newport Casino, and reached the semifinals of the singles four times.
Key Information
Ware won the interscholastic championship held in Newport, representing Roxbury Latin School.[2] He graduated from Harvard University in 1899 and represented Harvard in the intercollegiate tennis tournament, winning in the men's doubles in 1896, 1897 and 1898 and in the singles in 1898.[3][4]
He won the Canadian Championships in 1897, beating Edwin P. Fischer in the final, and again in 1898, defeating Malcolm Whitman in the final. In March 1898 he won the inaugural edition of the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, held in Newton Centre, after defeating Holcombe Ward in the final in three straight sets.[5]
In 1896 he was ranked for the first time in the U.S. top 10 and in 1898 achieved his highest U.S. ranking of No.2 behind Malcolm Whitman.[2]
After his tennis career he became a banker and held several positions in the banking industry in Boston and New York where he worked at the firm Mann, Bill & Ware. Om April 19, 1904 he married Margaret Newcomb and the couple had three children.[6] He died of pneumonia after a brief illness on December 28, 1914.[1][6]
Grand Slam finals
[edit]Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
[edit]| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1897 | U.S. Championships | Grass |  George Sheldon
|
 Harold Mahony Harold Nisbet
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11–13, 6–2, 9–7, 1–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 1898 | U.S. Championships | Grass | George Sheldon
|
Holcombe Ward Dwight Davis
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1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1899 | U.S. Championships | Grass | George Sheldon
|
Holcombe Ward Dwight F. Davis
|
4–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1901 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Beals Wright
|
Holcombe Ward Dwight F. Davis
|
3–6, 7–9, 1–6 |
References
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- ^ a b "Leonard E. Ware Dies" (PDF). The New York Times. December 29, 1914.
- ^ a b "Varia". Lawn Tennis and Badminton. Vol. VIII, no. 15. February 11, 1915. p. 179.
- ^ "NCAA Championships (1883-1956)". Council of Ivy League Presidents. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 455, 456, 476. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 338. ISBN 9780047960420.
- ^ a b Wright, Irving C., ed. (1915). Wright and Ditson's Official Lawn Tennis Guide. Boston: Wright & Ditson. p. 221.
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Leo Ware
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Leo Ware is an American tennis player known for his success in men's doubles at the U.S. National Championships, where he secured back-to-back titles in 1897 and 1898. [1] Partnering with George P. Sheldon, Jr., he defeated Harold S. Mahony and Harold A. Nisbet in 1897 (11-13, 6-2, 9-7, 1-6, 6-1) and Holcombe Ward and Dwight F. Davis in 1898 (1-6, 7-5, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5). [1] These victories established him as one of the leading doubles specialists in American tennis during the late 1890s.
Ware continued his strong performance by reaching the finals again in 1899 with Sheldon (losing to Ward and Davis, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3) and in 1901 with Beals C. Wright (also falling to Ward and Davis, 6-3, 9-7, 6-1), marking four final appearances in five years. [1] As a Harvard University student (class of 1899), he additionally claimed the intercollegiate tennis doubles championship with partner William Mansfield Scudder. [2] Historical photographs from the era depict him as a classic figure in the sport, posing with racket and balls in formal studio portraits circa 1898.
Early life
Birth and background
Leonard Everett Ware, known as Leo Ware, was born on September 27, 1876, in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA.[3] He attended Roxbury Latin School, where he represented the school and won the interscholastic tennis championship held in Newport. Little additional information is documented about his early years prior to attending Harvard University. Leo Ware, the American tennis player, has no documented acting career. The previous content in this section referred to a different individual with the same name.Theatre and community involvement
Ownership and restoration of the Empress Theatre
Local film and stage actor Leo W. Ware acquired ownership of the Empress Theatre in Magna, Utah, in 1983 through a real estate trade.[4] He invested $30,000 in the renovation and personally devoted hundreds of hours to hands-on work, including ripping up tile, removing paint from brick and wood, tearing down and erecting interior walls, replacing floors, and repairing the ceiling.[4] Ware continued the restoration project almost single-handedly for over a decade, excavating the dressing and green room spaces beneath the theater by hand and incorporating grants from Salt Lake County, the National Park Service, and the Utah Division of State History for certain exterior improvements.[4] An early challenge arose in July 1984 when Salt Lake County commissioners deemed the building unsafe and slated it for demolition, but they reversed the decision after an appeal and allowed Ware until December 1, 1984, to complete structural renovations, a deadline he met successfully.[4] Progress was interrupted in 2002 by an automobile accident that imposed physical limitations preventing him from continuing the work.[4] In 2006, the Oquirrh Hills Performing Arts Alliance took over the project, completing the renovation with extensive volunteer labor over four months and addressing remaining needs such as heating, electrical work, seating installation, and fire code compliance.[4] The Empress Theatre reopened on November 4, 2006, as a live performing arts venue with the production of Forever Plaid, enabling Ware and his family to attend one of the first performances.[4] Ware thus realized his long-held dream of restoring the historic theater shortly before his death on January 3, 2007.[4][5]Personal life
Little is known about Leo Ware's personal life beyond basic biographical details. He was born Leonard Everett Ware on September 27, 1876, and died on December 28, 1914.[6][7]Death
Leo Ware died of pneumonia after a brief illness on December 28, 1914, at his home in Elizabeth, New Jersey, at the age of 38.References
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3229608
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leo_Ware_2.jpg