Henry Slocum (tennis)

He was born on May 28, 1862, in Syracuse, New York, to Henry Warner Slocum. Slocum won the 1888 Men's Singles title at the U.S. National Championships' in Newport against defending champion and compatriot Howard Taylor in straight sets. The next year he successfully defended his title in the Challenge Round with a victory over Quincy Shaw. His other career highlights include winning the Rockaway Hunting Club Invitation three times (1886–1888), the Wentworth Open Tournament at Wentworth, New Hampshire (1887), the Staten Island Invitation (1887). He was president of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association (USNLTA) in 1892 and 1893. ==Legacy==

Slocum was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1955. In 1890 he published a book titled Lawn Tennis in Our Own Country. == Grand Slam finals ==

Singles (2 titles, 2 runners-up) Doubles (1 title, 2 runners-up) File:H.W. Slocum, Jr., Lawn Tennis Champion of New England 1887-88, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes MET DP839302.jpg |From World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, print. Litographer: Lindner, Eddy & Claus of New York File:H.W. Slocum, Jr., Lawn Tennis Champion of New England 1887-88, from World's Champions, Series 2 (N29) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes MET DP838246.jpg|From World's Champions, Second Series (N29) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, print, Lithographer: Lindner, Eddy & Claus ==Singles performance timeline==

Events with a challenge round: (WC) won; (CR) lost the challenge round; (FA) all comers' finalist ==References==