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Jay Gould II

American real tennis player (1888-1935) · United States · On the map · Tennis Players · Died at 46

Jay Gould II was an American real tennis player and a grandson of the railroad magnate Jay Gould. He was the world champion (1914-1916) and the Olympic gold medalist. He held the U.S. Amateur Championship title continuously from 1906 to 1925, winning 18 times.

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During the same period, he never lost a set to an American amateur, and lost only one singles match, to English champion E.M. Baerlein. The court built for him by his father at the family's Georgian Court estate was restored in 2005. Jay Gould II is the great-great-uncle of US Olympic cyclist Georgia Gould, who qualified to race in the London 2012 Olympiad.

Country
United States
Category
Tennis Players
Type
Tennis Player
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1888 to 1935 · aged 46