Edgar Leonard

Edgar Leonard
	File:E.W. Leonard (tennis match, Cresent Club) LCCN2014681921.jpg
Full name	Edgar Welch Leonard
Country (sports)	United States
Born	June 19, 1881; West Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Died	October 7, 1948 (aged 67); New York City, New York, USA
College	Harvard University
Singles
Career record	{{#property:P564}}
Grand Slam singles results
US Open	SF (1904)
Career record	{{#property:P555}}
Medal record
Representing File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
Olympic Games

Edgar Welch Leonard (June 19, 1881 – October 7, 1948) was a Harvard graduate and male tennis player from the United States.

He is best known for his gold medal at the St. Louis Olympics (1904) in the men's doubles event, with partner Beals Wright. In the men's singles event, he won a bronze medal.^[1]

Leonard reached the semifinals of the U.S. National Championships in 1904 and the quarterfinals in 1901 and 1906.^[2]

At the Cincinnati Open in 1904, Leonard was a singles quarterfinalist and a doubles finalist (with Beals Wright).

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From Club Court to Center Court, The Evolution of Professional Tennis in Cincinnati by Phillip S. Smith

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v t e Olympic tennis men's doubles champions
Demonstration	1968: File:Flag of Mexico.svg Rafael Osuna & Vicente Zarazúa (MEX)
Indoor	1908: File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Herbert Barrett & Arthur Gore (GBR) 1912: File:Flag of France.svg Maurice Germot & André Gobert (FRA)
Outdoor	1896: File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg John Pius Boland (GBR) & File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Friedrich Traun (GER) 1900: File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Laurence Doherty & Reginald Doherty (GBR) 1904: File:US flag 45 stars.svg Edgar Leonard & Beals Wright (USA) 1908: File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Reginald Doherty & George Hillyard (GBR) 1912: File:Red Ensign of South Africa (1912–1951).svg Harold Kitson & Charles Winslow (RSA) 1920: File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Oswald Turnbull & Max Woosnam (GBR) 1924: File:US flag 48 stars.svg Francis Hunter & Vincent Richards (USA) 1988: File:Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach & Robert Seguso (USA) 1992: File:Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker & Michael Stich (GER) 1996: File:Flag of Australia.svg Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde (AUS) 2000: File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sébastien Lareau & Daniel Nestor (CAN) 2004: File:Flag of Chile.svg Fernando González & Nicolás Massú (CHI) 2008: File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer & Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 2012: File:Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan (USA) 2016: File:Flag of Spain.svg Marc López & Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2020: File:Civil ensign of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić & Mate Pavić (CRO) 2024: File:Flag of Australia.svg Matthew Ebden & John Peers (AUS)

Edgar Leonard

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